Ingredients
Requirements
- Non-stick frying pan
- Scrubber
Yaki onigiri is what happens in Japan with yesterday's rice: pressed into a triangle, fried in a pan until it forms a crust, and only glazed with soy sauce at the very end.
Two things determine whether it works. Press the rice firmly enough to hold together, but not so hard that it becomes compact, because then you'll end up with a sticky lump instead of grains that still feel separate. And let the shaped balls dry for fifteen minutes, so the surface sears immediately in the pan.
The soy sauce is only added in the final minutes, once the rice already has a crust. If you brush it on earlier, the sugar will burn before the ball itself browns, and it will taste bitter rather than savory.
Ingredients