This Onigiri rice ball is made with steamed white rice mixed with scrambled eggs, chopped green onion, and sesame seeds. It is a simple dish you can make anytime, and it’s perfect for breakfast or lunch. Salt is the only seasoning used in this recipe, but you can also add a bit of soy sauce or mayonnaise in the mix to add more flavors if you like.
Tuna-mayo is a simple tuna salad that consists of canned tuna and Japanese mayonnaise, and tuna-mayo rice bowl (ツナマヨ丼) is an easy donburi rice bowl dish with tuna-mayo placed on a bowl of steamed rice. Tuna-mayo is one of the most popular fillings for Onigiri rice balls sold at any convenience stores in Japan. Creamy yet a bit tangy and salty Japanese tuna salad goes really well with steamed rice, and the flavor combination of tuna, mayo, rice, and nori seaweed is somewhat addictive. While Tuna Mayo Onigiri can be an excellent grab-and-go lunch in Japan, sadly not everyone is lucky to have convenience stores that sell such Onigiri nearby (certainly not where we live in the U.S.)
Azuki Gayu (あずき粥), red bean porridge, is a delightful blend of simmered Azuki beans and rice. Unlike ordinary white porridge, it takes on a red hue, and this color has been recognized for its mystical power. It has been used to ward off disasters during house moving or embarking on a journey. Moreover, it holds a special place as a culinary treasure for festive occasions, shrine festivals, and annual events, with a prominent role during Little New Year (January 15th).
Rice Bowl with Egg and Silky Sauce (Tamago Ankake, 卵あんかけ丼）is a dish where a thickened, savory starchy sauce with egg is poured over rice. This mildly flavored, simple rice bowl dish is perfect for any time of day, but especially convenient during crunch time. It takes no more than 15 minutes from start to finish. If you prefer a hot meal for breakfast even when busy, instead of cold cereal, the Rice Bowl with Egg and Silky Sauce is an excellent choice. Also, the smooth sauce and rice are gentle on the stomach, making it suitable even when under the weather. It’s incredibly easy to make and wonderfully warm and delicious. I hope you give it a try!
Rice Cooker Rice Pilaf is a rice dish that takes little time to prepare and no effort to cook. All you need to do is to cut up some vegetables and put everything in a rice cooker.
In this recipe, frozen, peeled, deveined, and tail-off shrimp was used without being defrosted. Onion and carrot are not even sauteed in a frying pan before cooked with rice. The point of this recipe is being easy! This is a perfect dish to cook on a busy day.
Loco Moco is a Hawaiian rice bowl dish with Hamburger Steak. Loco Moco hamburger is similar to Japanese Hamburger or Salisbury steak. The steak is served over Steamed Rice, with a thick gravy sauce and a fried egg placed on top. This Hawaiian soul food has got just the right taste and many people have fallen in love with it. The popularity of Loco Moco has spread to everywhere in the world, and now it’s a well-known Hawaiian dish in Japan too.
Ajitama Onigiri (味玉おにぎり) is a Japanese rice ball with a marinated boiled egg (Ajitama) inside. Ajitama is often called Ramen Egg because it is a common and popular topping for ramen noodle soup. Eggs are marinated in salty and sweet soy sauce based sauce, and they taste great with rice, too. We use the same sauce to season steamed rice for making Onigiri.
Tuna Zuke Don (マグロ漬け丼）is a rice bowl dish with marinated Tuna. Fresh Sashimi tuna is flavored in a savory soy sauce-based sauce, and placed on top of Steamed Rice. It is really easy to make, but you can taste this restaurant-quality dish at home.
Teriyaki Tofu Bowl is pan-fried Tofu in Teriyaki sauce over rice. This is such an easy dish to make for busy weekday nights. All the ingredients are found locally in most places even outside Japan, and the steps are also very simple. It’s flavored with sweet and salty Teriyaki sauce that everyone loves, so it will please the pickiest eaters too. Too much work to mix seasonings for Teriyaki sauce? No problem. You can use a prepared bottled sauce to shortcut even further. Teriyaki Tofu Bowl is healthy (vegetarian friendly), yummy, and also easy on the budget. So what are you waiting for? Try this tonight!
Yaki Onigiri (焼きおにぎり) are Japanese rice balls that are grilled until crispy on the outside. Japanese short-grain rice are seasoned with soy sauce and formed into triangle shape by hand. The same sauce is then brushed on the surface during Onigiri are grilled.