Onigirazu for school lunch has been mutual love between my children and myself. As a mom, I love that I can easily stuff leftovers inside the square shape onigiri sandwich. For the children, they said they love that all the ingredients (rice, main dish, vegetables) are in one rice ball/sandwich which is portable and fits in their small hands. I asked them to give me their top 5 onigirazu that I make, and they answered. This Chicken Katsu Onigirazu (チキンカツおにぎらず) is their #1 top favorite onigirazu. Since they love tonkatsu and chicken katsu, I’m not too surprised that this is their favorite. From their answers, I realized that my kids prefer simple filling rather than my “creative” onigirazu.
What is Onigirazu?
Onigirazu is a rice ball (onigiri or omusubi in Japanese) that is NOT squeezed tightly into the traditional shape, like round or triangle. You can put more fillings inside, as the “rice ball” shape is square and you can spread the ingredients just like how you lay them out for a sandwich. You wrap the fillings from the four corners of nori. So it is kind of like “wrapped rice ball”. If you want to learn more about, you can read this post.
How To Make Baked Chicken Katsu
For Chicken Katsu Onigirazu, I almost always use my Baked Chicken Katsu, which is a quite popular recipe on Just One Cookbook. If you’re new, you can check out how I make my chicken katsu “baked”, by pre-toasting panko with just one tablespoon of olive oil. Juicy and tender crispy baked chicken breast wrapped in a panko crust, serve with salad and tomatoes, tastes just like fried chicken.
Other Onigirazu Recipes
Bulgogi OnigirazuGinger Pork OnigirazuTeriyaki Salmon OnigirazuSpam Onigirazu
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