Onigiri - Plain Japanese Rice Balls Recipe

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Onigiri - Plain Japanese Rice Balls
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Ingredients:

  • 6 cups of cold water
  • 2 cups of white rice
  • 2 cups of hot water
  • a rice cooker
  • optional
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pureed/mushy garlic

Directions:

  1. Place the rice in a large bowl and fill it with 2 cups of cold water. Wash the rice by stirring it around in the water until the water is opaque from the starch that coated the rice.
  2. Using a colander, empty the water from the bowl.
  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 two more times or until water no longer becomes murky from the starch.
  4. Put the washed rice and then the 2 cups of hot water in the rice cooker (if you choose to add salt and/or garlic to the rice, now would be the time to place it in the rice cooker) and press the cook button or whatever you press to start the rice cooker.
  5. Once the rice is cooked, place the rice in a bowl and cool it for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
  6. After the rice has cooled, take about 2 heaping tablespoons of the rice into your (clean!) hands and mold the rice into whatever shape you want. The traditional shapes are either circular or triangular.
  7. Serve or store!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 140.4 Kcal (588 kJ)
Calories from fat 3.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.39g 1%
Sodium 62.32mg 3%
Potassium 33.55mg 1%
Total Carbs 30.81g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.39g 2%
Protein 2.73g 5%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 22.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 61.38 Kcal (257 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.17g 1%
Sodium 27.24mg 3%
Potassium 14.67mg 1%
Total Carbs 13.47g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.17g 2%
Protein 1.19g 5%
Iron 0.7mg 9%
Calcium 9.8mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.8
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

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