How to Love At Home Rice balls

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Rice balls. I make these rice balls all the time but a little differently. If the mixture is a little too wet I add some extra parmesan cheese or breadcrumbs. Rice symbolizes prosperity and wealth, so rice balls are good for New Year's and wedding celebrations.

Add saffron, if using and pour in wine until wine evaporates.

Begin stirring in boiling water until rice is tender.

Roll the rice ball in your hands a few times, pressing lightly.

You can cook Rice balls using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Rice balls

1. You need 1/2 cup of boiled rice.

2. Prepare 1 of chicken breast cut into small pieces.

3. You need 1 of onion chopped into small squares.

4. It’s 3 cloves of garlic chopped.

5. You need 1 tbsp of oil.

6. It’s 2 tbsp of chopped parsley.

7. Prepare 2 tbsp of chopped coriander.

8. It’s 1/4 cup of chopped mushrooms.

9. Prepare to taste of salt.

10. Prepare to taste of black pepper.

11. You need 1 of green chilli chopped.

12. It’s 1 tbsp of flour heaped.

13. It’s 3/4 cup of milk.

14. Prepare 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese shredded.

15. It’s 2 tbsp of parmesan cheese.

16. You need 3 of large potatoes boiled.

17. It’s 1 tbsp of oregano.

18. It’s 2 of eggs whisked.

19. It’s of bread crumbs.

20. You need of oil for deep frying.

Wrap the rice ball with a strip or two of nori (if using), or sprinkle some sesame seeds on them (if using).

The ingredients for this recipe, including umeboshi (or ume plum) and salted salmon, can be found in Asian grocery stores or ordered online.

Cook rice according to package directions.

While still warm, place in a bowl.

Rice balls step by step

1. In a skillet using the 1tbsp oil, fry the onions and garlic until the onions are transparent..

2. Add chicken pieces. Add salt, pepper, chilli, parsley, coriander and mushrooms to the chicken and let it cook until the chicken is cooked through.

3. Add flour and milk and stir well so flour does not clump. Allow it to cook until it is no longer liquidy. Mix in mozzarella and parmesan.

4. Fold the chicken into the boiled rice and allow it to cool.

5. Peel and mash the potatoes. Add some salt, black pepper and oregano..

6. Make small balls out of the rice mixture. Coat them in the mashed potatoes. Dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs. Deep fry the balls..

Roll into remaining bread crumbs until well coated.

Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.

Serve hot plain, or with your favorite tomato sauce.

They're fun to make and are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento).

You can put almost anything in an onigiri; try substituting grilled salmon, pickled plums, beef, pork, turkey, or tuna with mayonnaise.