Onigirazu (Japanese Rice Sandwich)

Ingredients

• •4 cups cooked short-grain Japanese rice, warm
• •4 nori sheets
• •12 oz boneless skinless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
• •2 tbsp soy sauce
• •1 tbsp mirin
• •1 tsp granulated sugar
• •2 eggs
• •4 lettuce leaves
• •1 medium carrot, cut into thin matchsticks
• •1 tbsp vegetable oil

Directions

1. 1Cook chicken in oil over medium heat, then add soy sauce, mirin, and sugar and reduce until glossy.
2. 2Beat the eggs, cook them as a thin omelette, and cut into four square portions.
3. 3Place one nori sheet on plastic wrap with a corner pointing toward you and spread rice in a compact square at the centre.
4. 4Layer lettuce, chicken, egg, and carrot over the rice, then cover with another thin layer of rice.
5. 5Fold all four nori corners over the filling into a sealed parcel and wrap tightly for 5 minutes.
6. 6Cut each parcel in half through the centre to expose the layers, then pack cut-side up.

💡 Keep the filling centred and compact; onigirazu should fold like a sandwich parcel rather than being shaped into a rice ball.

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