Hot weather, no appetite! 3 kinds of appetizing rice balls DIY

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Many people lose their appetite when they see the greasy lunch boxes. If they don’t eat lunch properly, they will easily feel tired and fall asleep during work in the afternoon. If you have the same problem, you might as well spend a little time every morning, use the ingredients at hand, and make yourself a simple low-fat and refreshing appetizer rice ball. Pair it with side dishes and fruits, and it will be a delicious and nutritious lunch.

Office workers are paying more and more attention to healthy eating. After getting tired of eating out that is high in sugar, oil and salt, they always want to bring their own lunch boxes, but they think that preparing and cooking the ingredients takes too much time. At this time, why not try the "No-Pinch Rice Balls" which have easy-to-obtain ingredients, are simple to make, and have a variety of flavors!

Take the nutritious and delicious food with you! Easy to make light rice balls

Unlike traditional rice balls that require kneading and rolling, the no-kneading rice balls only require wrapping the rice and various side dishes into a square shape using seaweed, egg skin or cabbage as the outer covering, just like making a box. It is as easy and simple as making a sandwich and you can take the delicious food with you in just a few minutes.

The no-knead rice balls are not only suitable as part of the lunch boxes for office workers, but also as light snacks and meals during picnics and camping. Still don’t know how to do it? Here are three rice ball recipes from the book "No-Nugget Rice Balls":

【Shrimp and Avocado Rice Balls】

• Ingredients: 2 large sheets of seaweed, 200 grams of rice, 6 boiled shrimps, half an avocado, 1 boiled egg.

• Seasoning: 2 teaspoons mayonnaise, a little soy sauce, and black pepper.

• practice:

  1. Peel and seed the avocado, then cut into 1 cm long and wide dices. Cut the shrimp into the same size.

  2. Add avocado, shrimp, and seasoning to a bowl and mix well. Cut the boiled eggs into round slices.

  3. Spread the seaweed sheets into a diamond shape, put 1/4 of the rice on it, then stack half of the shrimp, avocado mayonnaise, and boiled eggs in that order, and then stack 1/4 of the rice again.

  4. Fold the four corners of the nori sheet towards the middle, turn it over so that the sealed edge is facing down, let it sit for a while until the nori sheet is tightly attached, and then cut it in half with a kitchen knife. This is the basic method of making "no-knead rice balls".

  5. Follow the same steps to make another rice ball.

【Anchovy Natto Rice Ball】

• Ingredients: 2 large sheets of nori, 200 grams of rice, 1 box of natto, 4 tablespoons of anchovies, 2 scallions, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, and a little soy sauce.

• practice:

  1. Wash the onions and cut them into chopped green onions. Add soy sauce and egg to natto and mix well.

  2. Preheat the pan and pour sesame oil over it. Add anchovy, natto and eggs. Add appropriate amount of soy sauce and stir-fry evenly. Turn off the heat and add chopped green onions and mix.

  3. Spread the seaweed sheets into a diamond shape, put 1/4 of the rice in, and then stack half of the anchovy, natto and egg scrambled eggs and 1/4 of the rice on top.

  4. Refer to the above method of making rice balls without kneading, and complete the wrapping and cutting steps. Follow the same steps to make another rice ball.

【Korean bibimbap flavor rice balls】

• Ingredients: 2 large sheets of seaweed, 200 grams of rice, 60 grams of beef slices, 1 tablespoon of barbecue sauce, 40 grams of carrots, 2 small spinach stalks, 1/2 teaspoon of white sesame seeds.

• Seasoning: pepper salt, sesame oil, and minced garlic, as appropriate.

• practice:

  1. First, cut the beef slices into bite-sized pieces, mix them with the barbecue sauce in a heat-resistant bowl, then heat them in a microwave (600W) for 30 to 60 seconds, take them out and stir well.

  2. Wash the carrots, cut them into thin strips, blanch them in boiling water, and when they are cooled down to a temperature that is not too hot, drain them and add seasonings to taste.

  3. Wash and blanch the spinach, drain, cut into 3 cm long sections, and mix with seasoning.

  4. Spread the seaweed sheets into a diamond shape, put 1/4 of the rice on it, arrange half the amount of shredded carrots, roast beef, and spinach on top of the rice, and finally top with 1/4 of the rice.

  5. Follow the method of making the no-kneading rice ball, just wrap and cut, then follow the same steps to make another rice ball.