Grilled Spicy Tuna Onigiri

• (5 ounce) can tuna↗1
• onion↗1⁄2
• jalapeno↗1⁄2
• sheet nori (dried seaweed)↗1
• For rice
• ounces rice (uncooked Korean or Japanese rice)↗4 1⁄2
• tablespoon sesame oil↗1
• pinch salt↗1
• For the sauce
• tablespoon korean red pepper paste1
• tablespoon sugar water1⁄2
• tablespoon water↗1⁄2
• tablespoon sake↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cook rice with a rice cooker. You'll need sticky rice.

2. 2

   When the rice is ready, add 1T of sesame oil and a pinch of salt to rice.

3. 3

   Mince onion and jalapeno.

4. 4

   Heat 1-2T canola oil in a frying pan.

5. 5

   Stir fry the minced onion and jalapeno. When the onion turns clear, add tuna and the sauce. Mix them together and continue to stir fry for 1-2 minutes.

6. 6

   Place half of the rice on your palm, press down to make it flat, just thick enough to hold the tuna. (like a burger patty).

7. 7

   Place the spicy tuna in the middle of the rice.

8. 8

   Cover it up with the rest of the rice.

9. 9

   Shape the rice into triangle or circle. Put a rectangular piece of dried seaweed on the bottom of the rice.

10. 10

    Heat 2T canola oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Place the rice and grill each side until they turn golden brown.