Mini onigiri filled with tamari shiitake

Ingredients

For 1 serving

• Sushi rice45 g
• Nori seaweed1
• Shiitake mushrooms50 g
• Tamari1 teaspoon
• Sesame oil1 teaspoon
• Rice vinegar1 teaspoon
• Saltto taste

Contains: soy, sesame,

In season: September – November

Method

1. Rinse the sushi rice in a sieve under cold water, rubbing it between your fingers, until the water runs almost clear.
2. Put it in a small pan with about one and a quarter times its volume of water, bring to the boil over medium heat, then turn to the lowest heat, cover and cook for 12 minutes without lifting the lid; turn off and leave to rest covered for 10 minutes, until it has absorbed all the water.
3. Meanwhile wipe the shiitake with a damp cloth, remove the stems and finely chop the caps; heat the sesame oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat and sauté them with the tamari for 4 minutes, until dry and dark. Cut the nori sheet into 3 strips.
4. Season the still-warm rice with the rice vinegar and a pinch of salt, folding with a spatula without crushing it.
5. With wet hands take a third of the rice, flatten it in your palm, put a teaspoon of mushrooms in the centre and close it up, pressing into a compact triangle; repeat and wrap the base of each onigiri with a strip of nori.