00:00Hi, I'm Yuto and today on Sudachi I'm going to show you how to make a quick, easy and
00:04delicious chicken soboro rice ball.
00:07This is one of the most popular recipes on my website, so let's get straight to it.
00:12Start by preheating a pan over medium heat.
00:15I've already added some cooking oil, so I'm gonna go straight in and add 100g of ground
00:21chicken mince.
00:22Fry that until lightly browned.
00:27Soboro chicken is essentially the Japanese name for seasoned ground chicken.
00:31It's seasoned with Japanese condiments and has a sweet, mildly salty flavour.
00:36It's commonly used for rice balls and bentos.
00:39This looks good, so now we're going to add 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of sake, half tbsp
00:46of mirin and a tsp of light brown sugar.
00:50Give it a mix and continue to heat until all the liquid has absorbed and evaporate it.
00:55This should only take a minute or so.
00:58Okay, this is done, so let's take it off the heat and get our rice.
01:02Here I have 600g of freshly cooked Japanese short grain white rice, which is enough for about
01:086 rice balls, depending on the size.
01:10Add the sabora chicken, and use the rice bottle to mix it until evenly distributed.
01:33It's important that you don't crush the rice.
01:36Use a cut and fold motion like this.
01:42I use a rice cooker to cook my rice, but if you don't have one, check out my video for
01:47how to cook Japanese rice on the stove top.
01:49Okay, this looks good, so now let's shape it.
01:53First, I'm going to show you how to shape by hand, so first dip your hands in cold water
01:57to stop the rice sticking.
02:03Then take a handful of rice and start shaping.
02:10Gently press it into a ball.
02:13Then press and turn in a folded palm to shape it into a rounded triangle.
02:18The pressing and turning motion will help make all of the sides and corners uniform.
02:24It's also important to add that you must use Japanese rice for rice balls.
02:29The sticky texture will help them fold their shape.
02:33Once you're happy with the shape, wrap it with nori, and it's ready to eat.
02:41If you make rice balls often, I recommend investing in one of these cheap plastic molds.
02:48Fill the mold up to the top, making sure not to pack it too tightly.
03:08Push the lid down, then take it off, and use the little tab on the back to push the rice
03:18ball out.
03:19Rice balls made with molds are usually a little smaller than ones shaped by hand, but it's
03:25so quick and convenient if you're making a lot.
03:27And that's it, easy and delicious chicken soboro onigiri.
03:33If you want to learn more about this recipe or more rice ball recipes, check out my blog.
03:37The link is in the description.
03:39Have a great day.
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