#listen ik theres a proper way of doing this but i did not have japanese mayo on hand hahaha; gotta improvise

[berryblu-soda]

made onigiri today and DIDNT TAKE ANY PICTURES !!! AGHHHH-*bite bite bite bite bite bite* <- sounds of me eating said onigiri btw hahaha

10/10 deffo recommend :D!! not overly expensive if you wanna try em. (ngl im writing this down here bc i ran out of storage space on drive and wanna put this somewhere online hahahaha)

Onigiri recipe ?? 🍙

FILLING:

can of tuna, i used the oil kind, i think theres water one as well??

mayo (main ingredient asides from the tuna)

honey mustard (didnt add too much of this, can maybe be skipped)

salt and pepper to taste (rice has no salt, hence the slightly salty filling)

some sort of spicy condiment if ya want (im a loser and dont do spicy fjdhfsd)

got a can of tuna, drained out the oil, added mayo till it stopped tasting "dry", added just a tiny bit of mustard, then some salt and pepper, filling should have decent amount of mayo but not overpower the tuna, and ever so slightly salty to compensate for lack of salt in rice

RICE

cup of sushi rice (short grain/ sticky rice yk? ) <- rinse a couple times till water runs clearer!!

cup of water (its a 50/50 rice to water ratio here, if you wanna make more add more of both!)

non edible things:

thick bottom pot with a well fitting lid

some sort of cloth

heavy bowl

wooden spoon (ig normal works too tho)

wash and drain rice a couple times (gotta remove the starch!!!). add equal parts of water and rice to a medium sized pot and turn flame on high till it starts to boil, stir occasionally (<- prevents sticking) <- no lid yet

shut off stove once it boils, wrap lid in kitchen cloth, close up the pot and place bowl over lid to add weight and prevent cloth from sliping down. (do not open back up to check on the rice!!!! we´re doing steam cooking here!!!!)

turn stove back on at lowest possible setting for 10 minutes. by the 10 minute mark DO NOT OPEN IT!!!! shut off the flame and let it steam for 10 more. once it´s done open it up and fluff it up so it releases excess steam (prevents mushiness :3)

I cannot help you on the onigiri making process hahaha, but i will say:

rice wont stick to wet hands!!

try not to overdo it with the filling. i found that spreading out a (not overly thin!!!) layer of rice on my hand, placing a bit of the filling at the center then folding the walls in towards it was the easiest way to go. if the walls arent enough to close up the ball bust grab a tiny bit more rice and patch it up 👍

scoop the filling up w the spoon and try not to get it in your hands, you need those for the rice xd

bonus: once the onigiri are fromed you can sprinkle some sesame seeds on em and set them on a pan w the tiniest bit of oil to crisp them up, rlly helps the flavour :D!!