Jumeak-bap: seaweed rice balls
Jumeok-bap is a sort of Korean cooked rice balls that can be eaten as a snack, a light meal, or an accompaniment to spicy foods. Jumeok-bap is simple, quick, and easy to make, and the results are absolutely delicious.
Ingredients
- 200 g uncooked short-grain rice,
- 1 Nori seaweed sheet
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp red chili flakes
- 1-2 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cook rice according to packaging instructions.
- Roast the seaweed sheet and cut it into small pieces or put the seaweed sheet into a food processor and process until coarsely shredded. If you love seaweed, add more sheets.
- In a medium bowl, mix rice, shredded seaweed, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and hot chili flakes until incorporated. Adjust salt depending on your tastes.
- Make a round firm ball with a spoonful of rice mixture. It will be easier to work with the sticky rice if your hands are covered with a little bit of water or oil.
- Repeat until the rice is finished.
- Top with sesame seeds, the rest of shredded seaweed, or chili peppers flakes.
- Enjoy!