Crispy rice is simply rice that’s packed in a pan, reduce then pan fried till golden and extremely crispy. Can’t-stop-eating-them good! Munch on them plain like chips, or use as a base for toppings to make fashionable Asian-style canapés – like Nobu’s Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice.
Crispy rice muffins
These are the bottom for the Nobu copy-cat Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice recipe that I additionally printed immediately. However everybody who’s tried the plain crispy rice muffins declared them so good, they insisted they need to be printed as a separate recipe. So right here it’s!
Elements
All you really want to make crispy rice muffins is rice, oil for frying and salt for seasoning. Nevertheless, the rice is tastier in case you add sushi rice seasoning which is simply sugar and rice vinegar. Particularly in case you plan to serve these as plain snacks with no toppings.
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Sushi rice – Discover any such rice labelled as such alongside different rice on the grocery retailer. It’s a brief grain sort of rice that’s stickier than different varieties of rice, so the rice sticks collectively to make the rice balls for sushi.
For a similar cause, it’s one of the best sort of rice to make rice muffins! Different rice sorts gained’t stick collectively as firmly so the rice muffins gained’t reduce as neatly or fry up as golden and crispy. Medium grain rice ought to work practically as effectively (as a result of it’s pretty sticky too) however I don’t suggest making an attempt this with lengthy grain rice, brown rice, wild rice or basmati rice.
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Rice vinegar – An Asian vinegar constructed from….look forward to it….rice! Smoother and milder than plain white vinegar, that is used to flavour rice to make sushi. As famous above, it may be skipped but it surely makes the rice muffins tastier.
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Sugar – Additionally for seasoning the rice.
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Salt – For sprinkling on the cooked rice muffins. I take advantage of 3/4 teaspoon. It can look like lots for the quantity of rice muffins however they’ll take it! They’re like potato – they take extra salt than you assume. Additionally, some salt falls off while you flip them to sprinkle the opposite facet.
make crispy rice muffins
You merely cook dinner rice, press in a pan, cool to make it strong, reduce, then pan fry till golden. Then munch away!
1. Prepare dinner and flavour rice
No have to rinse. Use the correct amount of water. And don’t peek! My full rice-making rants right here.
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Prepare dinner rice – Place rice and water in a small pot (no lid) over medium excessive warmth. As soon as it’s effervescent, put the lid on and switch right down to medium low. Prepare dinner for 13 minutes or till water is absorbed – no peeking!
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Relaxation for 10 minutes with the lid on.
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Sushi rice seasoning – Combine the vinegar and sugar collectively till the sugar dissolves.
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Fluff – Pour seasoning over the recent rice. Fluff with a rice paddle or rubber spatula. The rice will take in the flavour because it cools within the pan.
2. Press and reduce
For actually crispy rice muffins, make sure to press the rice in firmly.
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Press – Place a sheet of baking/parchment paper on a 20cm/8″ sq. pan. Scrape the recent rice into the pan and unfold evenly. Cowl with one other piece of paper and press the rice in very firmly, concentrating on the corners and edges. The rice needs to be round 1.25cm / 1/2″ thick.
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Crush (beneficial) – For greatest outcomes, place one thing flat on high then weigh it down with 4 or 5 x 400g/14oz cans. I used a second pan that’s the identical measurement.
Weighing down the rice packs the rice collectively extra tightly because it units within the fridge. This implies you possibly can reduce neater items and they’re going to crisp up higher. It’s additionally simply typically actually irritating while you get little free bits of rice within the pan while you’re frying up the rice muffins!
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Cool – Totally cool, then refrigerate in a single day (minimal 6 hours). Because it cools, the rice will stick collectively and turn out to be a strong slab you possibly can elevate up and reduce.
Speedy choice for the impatient: Put the rice within the fridge till it’s absolutely cool (round 1 hour), then freezer for 1 hour (edges will semi-freeze, centre needs to be good), then again within the fridge for 1 hour (to thaw edges). Warning: Don’t let the rice freeze absolutely, it’s going to turn out to be free and moist when it thaws so not appropriate for rice muffins!
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Reduce – Raise rice out utilizing paper overhang. Moist the knife blade (neater cuts). Reduce rice into desired shapes. I do 15 rectangles for the pictured Nobu Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna (5 strips, then every into 3). Smaller and extra would make nice snacking choices, albeit plenty of turning within the pan!
3. Cooking:
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Pan fry – Warmth about 1/4 cup of the oil in a big non-stick pan over medium excessive. Place in half the rice muffins – they need to sizzle gently. Decrease warmth to medium. Prepare dinner for 4 minutes till actually golden and crispy. Flip and cook dinner the opposite facet for 4 minutes.
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Salt – Take away onto a paper towels lined plate. Sprinkle both sides with salt whereas scorching.
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Preserve cooking – Add remaining oil and cook dinner remaining rice muffins.
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Serve as snack (you gained’t have the ability to cease!) or use as a base for canapés. See the separate recipe for the spicy tuna topping I additionally shared immediately which is a blatant Nobu restaurant copy-cat. See subsequent part for extra topping strategies!
serve crispy rice muffins
Serve them plain for snacking or add toppings to make irresistible appetisers.
Serving plain
Eat like potato chips! You gained’t have the ability to cease. I most likely wouldn’t say no to some sort of dip both – French Onion Dip instantly involves thoughts.
Topping strategies
As famous above, I’m sharing this crispy rice muffins recipe as a base for a creamy spicy tuna topping to make a copycat of a signature Nobu restaurant appetiser, Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice (uncooked or canned). Nevertheless, given the flavour of the rice muffins is pretty impartial relatively than particularly Asian, there’s stacks of topping choices! Right here’s some concepts that come to thoughts:
I’d love to listen to your strategies! What’s going to you high these with? – Nagi x
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Crispy rice
Prep: 10 minutes
Prepare dinner: 30 minutes
Cooling: 6 hrs
Appetiser, canape
Asian
Servings15 items 4 x 6.5cm/ 1.5 x 2.5″
Faucet or hover to scale
Directions
SUMMARY RECIPE
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Prepare dinner rice, relaxation, pour over seasoning, fluff. Press firmly into 20cm/8″ lined pan, overwhelm. Cool, fridge in a single day (min 6 hrs). Reduce into 15 rectangles, pan fry 4 min both sides, sprinkle with salt.
FULL RECIPE
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Sushi seasoning – Combine collectively till sugar dissolves.
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Prepare dinner rice (Be aware 4) – Place rice and water in a small pot (no lid) over medium excessive warmth. As soon as it is effervescent on the perimeters and the center is rippling, put the lid on and switch right down to medium low (or low for sturdy stoves). Prepare dinner for 13 minutes or till water is absorbed.
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Relaxation – Take away from warmth then relaxation for 10 minutes with the lid nonetheless on.
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Season – Take away lid. Pour over sushi seasoning. Fluff rice with rubber spatula.
Press, cool, reduce:
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Press – Place a sheet of baking/parchment paper on a 20cm/8″ sq. pan. Scrape scorching rice into the pan and unfold evenly. Cowl with one other piece of paper and press in very firmly.
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Crush (beneficial, Be aware 5) – For greatest outcomes, place one thing flat on high (2nd identical measurement pan is right) then overwhelm with 5 x 400g/14oz cans.
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Cool – Totally cool, cowl with cling wrap, then refrigerate in a single day (min 6 hours). Speedy choice: Fridge uncovered till absolutely cool, cowl, freeze 1 hour, fridge 1 hour.
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Reduce – Raise rice out utilizing paper overhang. Moist the knife blade (neater cuts). Reduce rice into 15 rectangles (5 strips, then every into 3).
Cooking:
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Pan fry – Warmth about 1/4 cup of the oil in a big non-stick pan over medium excessive. Place in half the rice muffins – they need to sizzle gently. Decrease warmth to medium. Prepare dinner for 4 minutes till actually golden and crispy. Flip and cook dinner the opposite facet for 4 minutes.
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Salt – Take away onto a paper towels lined plate. Sprinkle both sides with salt whereas scorching.
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Preserve cooking – Add remaining oil and cook dinner remaining rice muffins.
Serving:
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Function snack (you will not have the ability to cease!) or a base for canapés.
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Topping strategies – Spicy tuna (Nobu copycat), tuna poke, salmon mousse, crostini toppings.
Recipe Notes:
1. Sushi rice – Discover it labelled as such alongside different rice on the grocery retailer. It’s a brief grain sort of rice that’s stickier than different varieties of rice, making it supreme for making rice balls for sushi. For a similar cause, it’s one of the best sort of rice to make rice muffins. Different rice sorts gained’t stick collectively as firmly so the rice muffins will probably be a bit extra crumbly and untidy trying.
2. I do know this looks like lots however these can take a whole lot of salt. Use much less in case you doubt me then add extra later while you realise you want it!
3. Seasonings for sushi rice. They are often skipped but it surely makes the rice muffins tastier, and within the spirit of crispy sushi rice!
4. Rice cooking – Use a pot ~17cm/7″ extensive. Not a lot bigger else the rice doesn’t have sufficient depth = threat of burning base. No have to rinse the rice in case you purchased it in packs on the store, the rice will probably be fluffy cooking it my approach and with the appropriate water/rice ratio. Should you insist on rinsing the rice, scale back water by 2 tablespoons (to account for water logged within the rice).
5. Packing the rice in tightly makes the rice muffins firmer so you possibly can reduce neat squares, plus they’re crispier. Weighing down whereas cooling is greatest, however nonetheless okay in case you simply press the rice actually tightly along with your palms. Should you don’t, then they may crumble on the perimeters while you reduce and fry. Not deadly, however annoying – and never fairly as crispy.
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