4 Korean Rice Ball Recipes You’ll Want to Make Again✨😋

cooked rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: white rice

Quinoa adds protein and fiber while white rice is more economical.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers heart-healthy fats, while canola is budget-friendly.

pickled radish

🥗Healthier: fresh radish

💰Cheaper: carrots

Fresh radish provides crunch with fewer preservatives, carrots are often less expensive.

protein (tuna, chicken, or tofu)

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Tempeh is a nutritious soy alternative, while chickpeas are cost-effective.

Rinse 3 cups of rice clean in water about three times.

Soak the rice in water for about 30 minutes.

Drain the soaked rice and add 2 and 1/2 cups of water to it.

Cook the rice in a rice cooker on the white rice setting for about 20 minutes.

In a bowl, combine ground beef with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of sesame oil, a bit of pepper, and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic; mix well and let marinate for about 10 minutes.

Thinly slice a bit of carrot and chop it finely, and do the same with the bell pepper.

Put the marinated beef into a preheated pan and stir-fry until it doesn't clump together, cooking until the moisture evaporates.

Add the chopped vegetables and 2 pinches of salt to the beef and stir-fry for another minute over medium-high heat.

Put the cooked beef and vegetables into a bowl and let it cool.

In a bowl, combine 2 bowls of rice with 2 pinches of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of sesame oil, and some sesame seeds; mix well.

Add the stir-fried beef and vegetables to the rice mixture and mix well again.

Take a suitable amount of rice and shape it into round rice balls with your hands.

In a bowl, beat 2 eggs with a pinch of salt.

Lightly grease a pan and spread about 1 tablespoon of the egg mixture thinly, then place the prepared beef rice ball on top and roll it up carefully.

For Spam egg rice balls, mix 4 eggs with 2 pinches of salt and make scrambled eggs in a pan with 1 tablespoon of oil.

Slice half a can of Spam into small cubes and cook in a preheated pan over medium-high heat, wiping off excess oil with a paper towel.

Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of water to the Spam and cook until the liquid reduces and the Spam is glazed; let it cool.

In a large bowl, combine 2 bowls of rice with scrambled eggs, Spam, 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds, and 1/2 tablespoon of sesame oil; mix well.

Shape the rice mixture into round rice balls, pressing firmly to ensure they hold together.

For kimchi tuna rice balls, squeeze excess liquid from the kimchi and chop it finely, and drain the tuna thoroughly.

Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in a pan and stir-fry the kimchi for a few minutes.

Add 1 tablespoon of gochujang, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic to the kimchi; mix well.

Add the drained tuna and stir-fry until the moisture evaporates, then mix in 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds.

In a bowl, combine 2 bowls of rice with 2 pinches of salt, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds; mix well.

Spread a suitable amount of rice in your hand, place some tuna kimchi stir-fry in the center, and shape it into a rice ball.

For smoked salmon rice balls, finely chop the smoked salmon, mini cucumber, and red onion.

Add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise and 1/2 tablespoon of Sriracha sauce to the mixture and mix well.

Place the rice on plastic wrap, add the smoked salmon mixture on top, gather the plastic wrap, and shape it into a ball.

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