Chicken Rice Onigiri

Name: Chicken Rice Onigiri
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Minced garlic 1 tsp; Water 500 ml (16 fl oz / 2 cups); Coriander leaves (cilantro) to garnish; Chicken breast fillet 1, about 200 g (7 oz); Washed Japanese short grain rice 400 ml (13½ oz); Japanese leek (naga negi) about 20-cm (8-in); Jasmine tea 1 bag; Minced ginger 2 tsp; Chicken stock granules 2 tsp; Salt ½ tsp

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Onigiri

By Sanae Inada

Published 2018

About

Chicken rice is one of my favourite local foods in Singapore. In Japan, chicken rice is known simply as fried rice with chicken and vegetables seasoned with tomato ketchup. This recipe features the Singapore version of chicken rice in the form of an onigiri.

Ingredients

Water 500 ml (16 fl oz / 2 cups)
Chicken stock granules

Asia
Singapore
Japan
Snack
Gluten-free
Southeast Asia
Summer
Breakfast

Method

In a pot, boil water and add chicken stock granules and Japanese leek. Add chicken and cook until chicken changes colour.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Reserve 400 ml (13½ fl o