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Marinated Boiled Egg (Ajitama) Japanese Rice Ball (Onigiri) - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Marinated Boiled Egg (Ajitama) Japanese Rice Ball (Onigiri).
It is a Japanese rice ball (onigiri) with one whole marinated boiled egg inside. This dish has an impact on the appearance and is also filling enough. The flavor is well absorbed in the boiled egg, so we seasoned only with a little salt. If you cut it in half, the surface will be beautiful. Please try it out and we hope you like it.
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Cook time

10 minutes

Ingredients
2 pieces

  • Rice
    200 g
  • Simmered egg
    2
  • Nori seaweed
    4 sheets
  • Roasted white sesame seeds
    1 tbsp
  • Salt
    1 three finger pinch

How to make

  1. 1. Add the white roasted sesame seeds and salt into a bowl and mix together.
  2. 2. Wrap the marinated boiled egg with nori seaweed.
  3. 3. Spread the rice on a plastic wrap and wrap Step 2.
  4. 4. Remove the plastic wrap and coat the surface with Step 1. Transfer to a plate and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

Please adjust the amount of salt to your taste. Please wipe the surface of the marinated boiled egg well before wrapping it with nori seaweed. For senior citizens, children under the age of 2, pregnant women, and individuals with weakened immune systems, please avoid eating raw eggs and heat the eggs thoroughly.

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