Garlic Bacon Onigiri

Name: Garlic Bacon Onigiri
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Chopped chives 1–2 Tbsp; Bacon 4 rashers, finely chopped; Salt to taste; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; Cooked Japanese short grain rice 480 g (17 oz), cooled; Olive oil 2 tsp; Garlic 2 cloves, peeled and finely chopped; Garlic 2 cloves, peeled and finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Onigiri

By Sanae Inada

Published 2018

About

Crispy bacon and soft rice gives this onigiri a wonderful contrast of textures. It goes well with onion or chicken soup. Mixing it with a large pinch of black pepper will make this onigiri perfect for pairing with beer!

Ingredients

Olive oil 2 tsp
Garlic 2 cloves, peeled and finely chopped
Bacon

Asia
Japan
Snack
Breakfast
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Put olive oil and garlic in a frying pan and turn on the heat. Cook until garlic is fragrant, then add bacon and sauté until bacon is crisp. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and drain well.
Combine rice, bacon and chives in a bowl and mix well. Place cling wrap in a rice bowl and scoop one-eighth of the rice mixture into bowl. Pull out rice toget