Edamame Rice – Great to Make into Musubis
EVERYBODY LOVES RICE
Rice is a staple in Hawaiian cuisine and so many dishes are based around it, but none really showcase it fully. Well that’s not the case with this dish! With this recipe, I incorporated my love of rice and some greens to create my delicious and healthy Edamame Rice!
Wrapped goodness
Going vegan in high school wasn’t easy. My parents were very supportive and would cater to my needs for dinner, but for lunch I was completely on my own. My favorite lunch to pack were different types of musubis. I loved packing vegan musubis because they were fast to make, easy to eat on the go, and tasted delicious.
What is a Musubi?
Think of an extra large sushi roll. Musubis are great because you can eat them with your hands like a sandwich. Traditionally, a musubi is rice stuffed with filling, wrapped with nori (dried seaweed), and shaped like a triangle. I’m a bit lazy when it comes to making musubis, so I make a very easy-to-make version.
Practice Makes Perfect
Be patient with your musubi making skills. I promise they will become better the more your practice and with how delicious these musubis are you’ll be practicing a lot!
No Nori, No Problem
I found joy in wrapping up musubis to eat for lunch, but that doesn’t mean you have to do that too. The rice mixture is simply delicious completely on its own. Pack some in a Tupperware and enjoy. It’s like a healthier version of fried rice.
The Different Filling Flavors are Endless
My favorite filling to make is my Edamame Rice because it has greens, tastes delicious, and doesn’t require a lot of prep and time.
Other quick and easy possibilities would be to just use some Asian seasoning. I love buying dried ume (plum) seasoning and mixing it with some rice. Another great seasoning is Furikake, which is what is in my Edamame Rice recipe.
TIPS & TRICKS
- Chop up your spinach finely so you can avoid pulling out full pieces of spinach as you eat.
- You can find musubi wrapping tools online. I highly recommend using one if it’s your first time or you want to speed up the progress!
THE MORE YOU KNOW
Nori
Nori is dried seaweed and sheets of it can be found in the Asian section of your local grocery store.
Furikake
Furikake is a Japanese seasoning of sesame seeds, seaweed, sugar, and salt. Be sure to check the label because there are some brands that will add dried fish. You can find this in the asian section of the grocery store.
THANKS FOR READING
Thank you Nutti’s for taking the time to read this post and I truly hope you enjoy this Edamame Rice! If you make this recipe, please let me know how you like it in the comments below!
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Mahalo!
Janelle
Edamame Rice
Ingredients
- 3 cup Cooked Rice
- 1 cup Shelled Edamame
- 3 cup Spinach packed and chopped
- 1 tbsp Sesame Seed Oil
- 2 tbsp Furikake
- 2 tbsp Liquid Aminos
- Nori Sheets if making musubi’s
Instructions
- Chop up the spinach and steam in 3 tbsp of water until the spinach is wilted.
- Add the sesame seed oil to the pan and heat up for a minute or two. Add any salt if desired.
- Toss the contents of the pan into a bowl with the rice. Add the liquid aminos, and shelled edamame and mix.
- Add the furikake seasoning and mix throughout the rice.
- If making musubi’s with the musubi maker (link above), lay down a sheet of nori and scoop ½ cup of rice into the maker.
- Fill the musubi maker with rice. Press down to compress the rice. Remove the musubi maker very carefully.
- Wrap the nori around the rice. Let it sit for a few minutes so the nori gets damp and then cut into half. Store in a Tupperware or wrap in plastic wrap.
- ENJOY!