Spicy Tuna Onigiri

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10 Serves
15 minutes
15 minutes

Parcels of sushi rice wrapped in nori and filled with spicy tuna, make the perfect midweek lunch box or snack item.

Recipe supplied by John West & Edgell.

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Ingredients

2 cups sushi rice

2 nori sheets

2 x 90g can John West Yellowfin Tuna in Chilli Infused Oil & Lemon Zest, drained

1 tablespoon Japanese mayonnaise

2 tablespoons furikake nori komi seasoning

*Serving size calculator is approximate, feel free to adjust by adding a pinch here and there as needed

Method

Rinse 2 cups sushi rice and cook in a rice cooker following packet directions. Meanwhile, cut nori sheets into 5cm x 10cm strips. Set aside.
Combine John West Tuna with mayonnaise. Remove rice from cooker and stir through furikake seasoning.
Using wet hands, take ⅓ cup cooked rice and form into a flat ball. Make an indentation in the middle and fill with 1 tablespoon tuna filling. Mould rice ball to enclose filling. Gently tap and mould into a triangle shape.
Wrap rice triangles from front to back with nori strips. Repeat with remaining rice and filling and chill. Sprinkle with extra furikake before serving.

Top Tips

Serve with extra mayonnaise and wasabi.

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