Korean Rice Balls (Jumeokbap)

Name: Korean Rice Balls (Jumeokbap)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 200 g Sushi Rice (200 g cooked sushi rice); 1 tbsp Sesame Oil (1 tbsp sesame oil); 2 tsp Granulated Sugar (2 tsp sugar); 1 tsp Table Salt (1 tsp salt); 160 g Tuna (160 g tinned tuna); 2 tbsp Kimchi (2 tbsp kimchi); 1 tbsp Mayonnaise (1 tbsp mayonnaise + Mayonnaise); 1 tsp Black Pepper (1 tsp black pepper); ½ tsp Granulated Garlic (1/2 tsp garlic granules); 2 tbsp Shichimi Togarashi (2 tbsp togarashi seasoning); 1 tbsp Black Sesame Seeds (1 tbsp black sesame seeds); 1 piece Scallion (1 spring onion, finely chopped); 0 pieces Katsu Sauce (Tonkatsu sauce (optional)) — optional

Korean Rice Balls (Jumeokbap) - Main Course (Korean)

30 minKorean

Servings7

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Steps

1For The Rice
2If you haven't cooked your sushi rice yet, place 1 cup of rice into a pan with 1 cup of water. Place on the lid and turn up to high heat. Once the rice is boiling, turn the heat right down and put a timer on for 10 minutes. Don't take the lid off the pan. Once the 10 mins are up, leave the rice to cool.
3Get your leftover sushi rice and place it into a large bowl. Pour in the sesame oil, sugar, and salt. Mix thoroughly and season to taste if it needs anything extra. Set aside.
4For The Filling
5Drain the tin of tuna and combine in a bowl with your kimchi, mayonnaise, black pepper, and garlic granules.
6To Make The Jumeokbap
7Place a tbsp of the rice mixture into your hand and pat down into a flat round shape. Add a spoonful of the Jumeokbap filling into the centre of the rice and then add another small scoop of rice on top. Gently form it into a round ball so that the rice is completely covering the filling. Set that aside onto a plate and repeat for the rest of the rice and filling. You should be able to make around 7-9 rice balls.
8Combine the togarashi seasoning and black sesame seeds in a small bowl. Coat the rice balls in the mixture and set aside.
9Plate Up
10Place the sushi balls onto your serving plate. Drizzle with mayonnaise and optionally some tonkatsu sauce. Sprinkle with sliced spring onion then serve up and enjoy!