Shiitake & Bacon Rice Balls with Spicy Ginger Sauce

Name: Shiitake & Bacon Rice Balls with Spicy Ginger Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Japanese,
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (425 ml) sushi rice; 1 tbsp (15 ml) unseasoned rice vinegar; 4 slices slices thick-cut bacon, diced; 1 cup (250 ml) diced winter squash, such as kabocha or butternut; 1/2 cup (125 ml) shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp (15 ml) Homemade Japanese Furikake Seasoning plus additional for rice balls; 1/2 tsp (2 ml) white pepper ground (mccormick ); 1/2 tsp (2 ml) mustard ground (club house); 1/3 cup (75 ml) unseasoned rice vinegar; 1/2 tsp (2 ml) ginger ground (mccormick ); 1 tbsp (15 ml) soy sauce; 1/2 tsp (2 ml) onion powder (mccormick ); 1/2 tsp (2 ml) red pepper crushed (mccormick ); 1/2 tsp (2 ml) sriracha seasoning (mccormick )

For a modern take on the Japanese Izakaya menu, look no further than these rice balls filled with savoury bacon, shitake mushrooms and winter squash. Add vibrant colour and umami flavour by sprinkling the tops with Homemade Japanese Furikake Seasoning.

45 min

PREP TIME

30 min

COOK TIME

210

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INGREDIENTS

SERVINGS: 8