rice burgers

By sanmo_babe

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 c cooked Japanese-style medium grain rice or similar
• olive oil for frying

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

All you need to do is to press a round of rice about 1/2 inch / 1cm thick firmly, using plastic wrap. (The rice should be Japanese-style medium grain rice or similar, the same as you would use to make onigiri (rice balls), or it will not stick together properly; long-grains rices like jasmine rice, basmati rice, Uncle Ben’s Carolina Rice, etc. will not work without a binding agent. In other words, just think of the burger patties as flat onigiri.

Then, cook the patties on each side in an oiled frying pan or grill (I use olive oil, or sesame oil for additional flavor) until a light golden brown. The patties are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and a great match for all kinds of fillings. Here’s another one I made some time ago for a warm late-night snack - cheese, a couple of slices of salami, and a thin large slice of tomato, all pressed together until the cheese melted. Delicious!