Chicken Rice Onigiri

Name: Chicken Rice Onigiri
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Water 500 ml (16 fl oz / 2 cups); Minced ginger 2 tsp; Minced garlic 1 tsp; Jasmine tea 1 bag; 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); Chicken stock granules 2 tsp; Coriander leaves (cilantro) to garnish; 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
Breakfast
Gluten-free
Southeast Asia
Summer

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