5-Minute Umami Onigiri
Fluffy rice triangles packed with crispy nori, sesame, and a hit of umami from miso butter. No filling faff—just fold, shape, eat. Perfect TikTok snack or light dinner.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 310
- Protein
- 7g
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked sushi rice (or short-grain white rice), still warm
- 1 tbsp white miso paste
- 1 sheet nori (seaweed sheets), cut into strips
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds (white or black)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tbsp butter
Instructions
- 1
Mix warm rice with miso paste and butter, stirring gently until the miso dissolves and rice is glossy.
- 2
Stir in sesame seeds and soy sauce until evenly distributed.
- 3
Wet your hands with water and grab a handful of rice (about 0.75 cup). Cup it in your palm and gently press into a triangle shape.
- 4
Wrap a strip of nori around the middle of the triangle so it sticks to the rice.
- 5
Repeat until all rice is shaped into triangles. Serve at room temperature or warm.
Tools you’ll need
- medium mixing bowl
- spoon
- your hands (wet)
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