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Showing posts with label rice balls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rice balls. Show all posts

Sunday, March 17, 2013

5 Minute Tuna & Veggie Mixed Rice (Fried Rice Japanese Style)


This recipe is so quick and easy. Your rice cooker does all the work for you!

I make this recipe when I'm tight on time and needing one extra dish at the dinner table. I made this today with the chicken wings (see previous post).  It's also tasty if you pour some of the sauce from the wings on the rice too.

I also make this alot when my kids go through the picky eating phase. I dice up tons of veggies and sneak them in!

If I have leftovers, I throw it in a ziplock bag and freeze it (tastes good reheated too) or I make them into rice balls (onigiri) for lunch.





Rice (uncooked) 2 Cups
Tuna 1 Can (regular size not mini)
*Soy Sauce 2 Tablespoons
*Cooking Sake 2 Tablespoons
*Chicken stock powder 1 Teaspoon
Carrots 1/2 or to your liking
Peas or Edamame 1 Handful or to your liking
Shiitake Mushrooms (optional) 3-4 or to your liking

How to:

  1. Dice up the carrot and shiitake mushrooms into bite size pieces and set aside.
  2. Wash 2 cups of rice in the rice cooker pot as you normally would when preparing to cook rice. Drain out the water.
  3. Add the ingredients in asterisks (*) in the rice cooker pot BEFORE adding water.
  4. Fill the rice cooker pot with water to the 2 cup line.  If measuring water in a cup, add a tad bit less than you normally would(each machine varies).
  5. Throw in the carrots, peas/edamame and shiitake mushrooms.
  6. Break apart the tuna chunk into pieces and also add to the pot.
  7. Cook rice as per your regular settings.
  8. When the rice is cooked, let sit for 10 minutes and serve.

Helpful tips:

You can probably substitute canned salmon for tuna but I have never tried it.
You do not need to stick to the veggies that I've listed above. Spinach is yummy too. Feel free to throw in whatever veggies are lying around in your fridge.


Special Mention/Credits:
This recipe was posted on cookpad.com by maca-san. This recipe is not my own. I am simply translating it to share with all of you. The original recipe along with photos can be found here http://cookpad.com/recipe/1818651.


Disclaimer:
The original content was taken from a Japanese website cookpad.com. The original recipe was posted by a user on the site. It is not my own. I am simply translating the recipe in English to share with my friends. I am not responsible for the content, outcome or anything else for that matter!  But if your family ends up lovin' it you can treat me to coffee hehe!
I am not responsible for the actions, content, accuracy, opinions expressed, privacy policies, products or services or for any damages or losses, directly or indirectly, caused or alleged to have been caused as a result of your use or reliance on such information.

This Website/Blog includes links to other sites operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to you and as an additional avenue of access to the information contained therein. I have not reviewed all of the information on other sites and are not responsible for the content of any other sites or any products or services that may be offered through other sites. The inclusion of these links in no way indicates their endorsement, support or approval of the contents of this site or the policies or positions.


Tuesday, February 19, 2013

No Mess Onigiri (rice balls) for Tiny Hands

My kids are huge fans of onigiri (rice balls) and nori (seaweed).  Me...not so much! Why? Because it's a mess to clean up!  The rice crumbles everywhere and the aftermath is just a disaster.

Well I found a recipe on cookpad.com which was posted by NOAmama. It is a very creative way for serving up no-mess onigiri.  Even the littlest hands can help themselves without creating a disaster for mom to clean up!






Ingredients:

1 sheet of nori (seaweed) of your preference
1 scoop of cooked rice
*optional furikake (dried fish, seaweed mix flakes)

1 kitchen scissors

How to:





Spread "cooled down"rice on half side
of the nori & sprinkle rice flakes (optional).


Here's a pic of rice flakes.  You can
purchase them at most Asian Supermarkets. 
They're usually made of dried fish, shrimp & eggs so
I like to sprinkle some on for added nutrition.
You can also search on Amazon for "furikake".


Fold over the side that's not 
spread with rice and and lightly
squish down (kinda like a sandwich).


Take kitchen scissors and 
cut into bite size squares.
Voila!

A few points:

You may use hot rice but I prefer to use cooled down rice (not cold as in the fridge).  Serve immediately as the longer it sits, the nori will become soggy and chewy.


Thank you NOAmama-san for this disaster-free recipe!

You can view her actual recipe online at http://cookpad.com/recipe/1824593

Allergy alert: This particular furikake (rice flakes) does not contain any egg or milk products. Egg is a staple of most most furikake so please be sure to read the ingredients list carefully.
I bought this particular one at T&T in Metrotown (for you BC residents).

Disclaimer:
The original content was taken from a Japanese website cookpad.com. The original recipe was posted by user NOAmama. It is not my own. I am simply translating the recipe in English to share with my friends. I am not responsible for the content, outcome or anything else for that matter!  But if your kids end up lovin' it you can treat me to coffee hehe!
I am not responsible for the actions, content, accuracy, opinions expressed, privacy policies, products or services or for any damages or losses, directly or indirectly, caused or alleged to have been caused as a result of your use or reliance on such information.

This Website/Blog includes links to other sites operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to you and as an additional avenue of access to the information contained therein. I have not reviewed all of the information on other sites and are not responsible for the content of any other sites or any products or services that may be offered through other sites. The inclusion of these links in no way indicates their endorsement, support or approval of the contents of this site or the policies or positions.