my onigiri recipe (as someone who loves teriyaki sauce)

recently, i have been making onigiri a lot for a filling meal with a good amount of protein! it also works very well as a quick meal that will last for food prepping (:

this makes ~3 good sized onigiri which can also be split into multiple meals!

cooking the rice usually takes me about an hour in a pot (but it isnt very intensive)

actually making the onigiri after the rice is cooked usually only takes 20 minutes or less

ingredients (what i use but there are many other recipes)

1 cup sushi rice (i use Homai California Calrose Rice but really anything works)

salmon or tuna (canned)

mayo

teriyaki sauce (or sriracha for a spicy version of the filling)

saran wrap

optional:

avocado

everything seasoning

Steps

1. Cook rice

 - u can use a rice cooker but i usually make it in a normal pot

   - get 1 cup of rice and wash it (until water is mostly clear)

   - fill up pot with enough water to reach your knuckles when putting your hand palm down in the pot with the rice in it

   - leave rice to sit for ~30 minutes (at least 15 really)

   - boil rice for about 5 minutes on high (no lid)

   - turn heat down to low until it stops boiling then put lid on and let cook for 20 minutes

      - not letting it stop boiling tends to make it overflow for me, but it doesnt matter with certain lids

   - stir and steam for another 5 minutes off the heat

   - optional: mix in everything seasoning (:

2. Prep salmon/tuna

 - open the can into a bowl

 - add about one small spoon of mayo (more moisture will come from the sauce)

 - add a drizzling of teriyaki or sriracha sauce

 - mix together

 - optional avocado

    - this uses very little avocado, so i tend to use the rest for a salad

    - cut part (about 1/4) of an avocado into chunks and add to meat

3. Forming it

  - Get saran wrap and take out a little less than a foot (30 cm) worth of it out

  - Place saran wrap on a flat surface and scoop out ~1/3 of the rice

  - Flatten rice in a square shape and put about 1/3 of the meat in the center

  - fold saran wrap diagonally to make the square into a triangle

  - secure wrap tightly around the onigiri and place in the fridge to cool

  - repeat 2x to make 3 onigiri 

4. Eat!

  - I sometimes dip the onigiri into some teriyaki sauce cuz it is my fav sauce ever but it isnt neccessary! ppl also tend to dip it in soy sauce which i have heard is good (i just dont like soy sauce for some reason)

disclaimer - i am white and bad at cooking lol but this does taste very good and doesnt require much skill (: