Albacore Tuna Onigiri

Directions

1. Prepare sushi rice using a pot, rice cooker or electric pressure cooker. To save time, some Asian markets or sushi restaurants will sell precooked and seasoned sushi rice 1 ⅓ cup raw rice will yield about 4 cups cooked.
2. To make the onigiri filling, combine tuna, mayonnaise, soy sauce and togarashi, green onion and sesame oil and mix very well.
3. Line an onigiri mold with plastic wrap and fill halfway with sushi rice, about ⅓ of a cup, pressing gently to fill the edges of the mold. Place about 2 tablespoons of the tuna mixture over the rice. Fill mold with more rice and gently press to shape. Repeat with remaining rice and tuna mixture.

   To shape by hand, lay a sheet of plastic wrap in front of you. Wet your hand and place about ⅓ cup of sushi rice in the center. Flatten gently, then use the plastic wrap to shape it into a triangle about ⅓ inch thick. Using your thumb, make a small dent in the center and spoon about 2 tablespoons of tuna mixture into the dent. Add another ⅓ cup of rice over top and, using the plastic wrap again, gently flatten and form into a triangular shape. Repeat with the remaining rice and tuna mixture.

4. Coat one edge of each onigiri with furikake or sesame seeds and fold a rectangle of nori around the bottom.