Umm, sickly I guess
I feel really sick right now. XP It is cold and yet it is around 80 degress outside. T_T I guess I'm not feeling well.
Well someone asked me how to make rice balls. Well I figured I would tell you all how to make them. But I'm not there to actually show you so it's kinda hard. But anyways.... What you will need:
-Rice
-A big bowl
-Smaller bowl
-Pot (to cook the rice)
-A stove (Also to cook)
-Strainer
-A sink would help too ^^;;;
Step 1: You get your rice, it can be any kind of white rice, and then you scoup it out into a bowl. Step 2: You will fill that bowl with water, till it's about an inch above the rice. Step 2: Mix the rice up, the water will get really murky. So mix it up till you can't see the rice at all. Step 3: Pour that whole bowl into a strainer over the sink. Then dump your rice back into the bowl, and repeat step two till the water is clear. Step 4: While cleaning your rice you may want to start to warm up your stove, I'm not quite sure the tempature, just hot enough to boil it, and put your pot on there. Step 5: When you have your rice ready dump it in the pot you have over the burner on your stove. Let it boil for a while, but make sure it doesn't get stuck to the bottom of the pot. Also make sure the water is about an inch above the rice as well. Step 6: When all the water is gone and the rice is kinda thick, wet a paper towel and get a dry one. But your stove on simmer and place the dry one then the wet paper towel over the top of your pot so your rice can steam. (Un less you have a rice maker) Remember to lift the edges of the paper towels up, I wouldn't want your house to catch on fire. Step 7: After your rice has steamed for a while dump it all out on a flat surface. Wait for the rice to calm down before trying to make rice balls, you need your rice to be hot though, but not to the point your burning your hand off to touch it. Step 8: After dumping your rice out I would get your small bowl and fill it with water. Your gonna need it to cool your hands while making them. Step 9: When your rice is cooled off enough start to take some balls of it and shape it into any shape, most rice balls sold are in the shape of triangels, It will be hot so make sure you dip your hands in the water if they start to burn. Step 10: After making them if you have it, put the nori on it, the sea weed. Note that Nori is an acuiered taste, so I think some people will not like it. But if you don't plan to eat them, place them in your frig. They last not that long but long enough.
And that's it. Sometimes you can make them big and cook chicken and other stuffs and put them in your rice balls. Or dip them in Soy sause and fry them up. What ever you like. So enjoy your rice balls!
