Easiest Way to Prepare Jamie Oliver Rice Sandwich ‘Onigirazu’

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, rice sandwich ‘onigirazu’. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Set the nori sheet on a clean work surface. Season the rice with a pinch of salt. Place half of the rice in the center of the nori and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place the cooked salmon and shiso leaf on top.

Rice Sandwich ‘Onigirazu’ is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Rice Sandwich ‘Onigirazu’ is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook rice sandwich ‘onigirazu’ using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Rice Sandwich ‘Onigirazu’:

1. Get Warm Cooked Short Grain Rice
2. Make ready Nori
3. Make ready <Filling Suggestions>
4. Take A. Teriyaki Chicken & Shiso
5. Get B. ‘Goma-ae’ Spinach & Scrambled Egg
6. Get C. Canned Tuna & Cucumber

Onigiri is traditionally shaped like a ball or triangle, while onigirazu is shaped into a square or rectangle shape. It is essentially a hybrid rice ball sandwich. Onigirazu should not erroneously be called a sushi sandwich. "Onigirazu", which can be a bit hard to pronounce, is basically a rice sandwich. Unlike sushi that requires some special ingredients and a bit of skill and preparation, Onigirazu can be made very easily and uses ingredients you probably already have at home (except perhaps the seaweed).

Steps to make Rice Sandwich ‘Onigirazu’:

1. Place thin layer of Cooked Short Grain Rice in the centre of a Nori sheet, shape it into a square so that it would be easy to wrap.
2. Place the filling of your choice, then cover with another layer of Rice. At this point, I recommend to press down the layers keeping the square shape. Use a piece of plastic warp to prevent the rice sticks to your hands.
3. Fold in a corner and its opposite side corner, then another corner and its opposite side corner to make a square shape. Turn it over, then the moisture will help the corners stick together.
4. Pack the ‘Onigirazu’ as it is or cut in half and pack for your lunch.
5. A. Teriyaki Chicken & Shiso *1 serving - Season 1 Chicken Thigh Fillet with Salt. Combine 1 teaspoon Sugar, 2 teaspoons Soy Sauce and 1 teaspoon Mirin in a small bowl. Heat a small mount of Oil and cook chicken. When cooked, add the sauce and cook until the sauce is almost gone. 2 to 3 Shiso leaves will add fantastic flavour.
6. B. ‘Goma-ae’ Spinach & Scrambled Egg *1 serving - Place a handful of Baby Spinach in a colander, pour over boiling water, then cool with cold water. Squeeze to remove excess water. Combine 1 teaspoon Ground Toasted Sesame Seeds, 1/2 teaspoon Sugar and 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce, and combine with Spinach. Scrambled Egg can be seasoned with Salt.
7. C. Canned Tuna & Cucumber *1 serving - Drain a 95g Canned Tuna and remove excess liquid. Add 1 tablespoon Japanese Mayonnaise, Salt & Pepper and mix well. Cucumber slices can be seasoned with Salt, then dried as water comes out.
8. Other Filling Ideas: Grilled Salted Salmon, Ham & Cheese, Fried Fish, Stir-fried Veggies, Hamburg Steak, Chicken Soboro, Dry Curry, Chicken Nuggets, etc. - *Note: Soy Sauce and Miso seasoned food, or salty food are most suitable for filling. ‘Takikomi Gohan’ and ‘Mazegohan’ are all suitable for ‘Onigirazu’.

Onigirazu should not erroneously be called a sushi sandwich. "Onigirazu", which can be a bit hard to pronounce, is basically a rice sandwich. Unlike sushi that requires some special ingredients and a bit of skill and preparation, Onigirazu can be made very easily and uses ingredients you probably already have at home (except perhaps the seaweed). Onigirazu Rice Sandwich A name coined for the way that you do not have to mold the rice with your hands, onigirazu is made by folding over the nori (seaweed) sheet over the rice, like origami. It's so easy to make this style of onigiri, it's no wonder onigirazu is so popular today. A Japanese rice sandwich stuffed with whatever filling you enjoy the most!

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