Onigiri.....

Out of my two children, Macy is the healthier eater.  She'd rather have Subway than McDonald's, loves salads, vegies and doesn't eat much meat.......Ez on the other hand loves noodles, pies, butter chicken and biscuits!  Not to mention his love of energy drinks. So it's no surprise to me that Macy loves sushi and we finally got around to make onigiri or sushi balls for her to take to school in her lunchbox.

With Macy's help, I've photographed each step of our sushi session so you can see how easy they are.  Maybe you could give them a go :)

Teriyaki Chicken Onigiri.

Chop and cook some chicken breast with some teriyaki sauce.

Cook sushi rice as per instructions.  It has to be sushi rice!

Line a small bowl with cling film, sprinkle some water on the film and 

sprinkle some salt on it.

Fill the bowl with rice.  Don't pack it in though.

Using your finger or the end of a spoon, make a well in the middle.  

This is where your filling will go.

Place filling in and

cover over with rice.

Gather the cling film together and...

twist!

Your rice ball should now look something like this.

Refridgerate.

If these are going in a lunchbox, leave the cling film on.  

If not, once cooled, remove the wrap.

The finished product.  Yum!

We had a great time making and photographing these.  

It was like having our own cooking show!

So, you can see how quick and easy they are.....have a go at making some....be inventive with the flavours!  We are going to make some vegetarian ones next time

and give sushi rolls a go too.

Until next time

 Sayonara

trudy_n xoxx