* 1 can of tuna (in water or oil, 5 oz or 140g) * 2 tablespoons **mayonnaise** * 1 tablespoon **sriracha** (adjust to your spice preference)
**For the Coating:**
* 2 sheets **roasted seaweed (gim/nori)** * Optional: pinch of **salt**, **sesame seeds**, or **furikake** for extra flavor
**How to Make:**
1. **Prepare the rice** – Cook short-grain rice and let it cool slightly. Season with ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp sesame oil. Gently mix without smashing the grains. 2. **Make the filling** – Drain canned tuna. Mix with 2 tbsp mayo and 1 tbsp sriracha (adjust to taste). Optional: use gochujang instead, or add scallions and garlic. 3. **Shape the rice balls** – Wet your hands. Scoop a small handful of rice, flatten it, add 2–3 tsp tuna filling, then cover with more rice. Gently shape into a ball or triangle. 4. **Coat in seaweed** – Crush roasted seaweed into flakes and roll the rice balls to coat evenly. Adds flavor and texture.
StrictElephant4611
It looks great! I frequently make a bowl version of this
Ailurophile4ever
Saving this post. I love easy, simple recipes like this. I’m not a big fan of Sriracha, much prefer gochujang. I actually have all these ingredients on hand & plan on making this tomorrow. Thanks for posting the recipe!
EmptyCelebration6716
Anyone else thinking about the victorious episode 😂😭
Thank you for sharing though!
LockNo2943
Oh yah, onigiri’s great. You can put tons of stuff in them for flavor and it’s mostly rice so it’s cheap. I think other good ones are like pickled plum, egg omelet, or ginger pork.
A bit off tangent, but spam musubi is basically fried spam sushi and super cheap.
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Full recipe: [https://www.foodandspot.com/articles/recipes/korean/spicy-tuna-mayo-jumeokbap-rice-balls](https://www.foodandspot.com/articles/recipes/korean/spicy-tuna-mayo-jumeokbap-rice-balls)
We bought a $1.18 Canned Tuna, so we decided to make budget friendly Jumeokbap(Riceball).
**Ingredients:**
This recipe makes **2 large-sized rice balls**, perfect for sharing or meal prepping.
**For the Rice:**
* 2 cups freshly cooked steam-rice **short-grain white rice** (warm, not hot)
* 1 tbsp **salt**
* 2 tbsp **toasted sesame oil**
**For the Spicy Tuna Mayo Filling:**
* 1 can of tuna (in water or oil, 5 oz or 140g)
* 2 tablespoons **mayonnaise**
* 1 tablespoon **sriracha** (adjust to your spice preference)
**For the Coating:**
* 2 sheets **roasted seaweed (gim/nori)**
* Optional: pinch of **salt**, **sesame seeds**, or **furikake** for extra flavor
**How to Make:**
1. **Prepare the rice** – Cook short-grain rice and let it cool slightly. Season with ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp sesame oil. Gently mix without smashing the grains.
2. **Make the filling** – Drain canned tuna. Mix with 2 tbsp mayo and 1 tbsp sriracha (adjust to taste). Optional: use gochujang instead, or add scallions and garlic.
3. **Shape the rice balls** – Wet your hands. Scoop a small handful of rice, flatten it, add 2–3 tsp tuna filling, then cover with more rice. Gently shape into a ball or triangle.
4. **Coat in seaweed** – Crush roasted seaweed into flakes and roll the rice balls to coat evenly. Adds flavor and texture.
It looks great! I frequently make a bowl version of this
Saving this post. I love easy, simple recipes like this. I’m not a big fan of Sriracha, much prefer gochujang. I actually have all these ingredients on hand & plan on making this tomorrow. Thanks for posting the recipe!
Anyone else thinking about the victorious episode 😂😭
Thank you for sharing though!
Oh yah, onigiri’s great. You can put tons of stuff in them for flavor and it’s mostly rice so it’s cheap. I think other good ones are like pickled plum, egg omelet, or ginger pork.
A bit off tangent, but spam musubi is basically fried spam sushi and super cheap.