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Yaki Onigiri with Miso Honey Butter

Crispy yaki onigiri glazed with miso honey butter for a slight salty, slightly sweet moreish snack.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 6 serves
Author: Andrea

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked short grain rice from 1.5 cups of raw rice
  • 1 tablespoon miso paste
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon butter melted
  • 1.5 tablespoon neutral oil

Instructions

  • While your cooked rice is still warm, divide mixture into six portions. Wet hands with water before taking a handful of rice and forming into a triangle onigiri shape. Repeat with remaining rice.
  • In a bowl, whisk together miso, honey and melted butter.

Air Fryer

  • Place rice balls into the tray of an air fryer - you may need to cook in batches.
  • Dab lightly with oil on both sides of your onigiri. Set air fryer to 10 minutes at 190ºC. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Dab miso honey butter on one side of the rice ball and cook for two minutes. Flip them over, dab on more of the glaze and cook again. Be careful - the combination of miso and honey means they could burn easily, so keep and eye on them!
  • Your yaki onigiri should have crispy edges with a caramelised, slightly charred glaze.

Pan fried

  • Add oil to pan and heat over a medium heat.
  • Place rice balls in and grill on each side for about one minute. You may need to do this in batches.
  • Dab your miso honey butter on each side of the rice ball and grill face down until caramelised, charred and crispy.