Rinse the rice

• Place the rice in a pan and rinse it, but don't rinse more than 2 or 3 times.
• Keep some of the starch so the rice stays sticky.

Add the water

• For every cup of rice, add about one and a half cups of water.
• Use a rice cooker instead if you have one.

Bring to a boil

• Bring everything to a boil once the water reaches the rice.

Simmer covered

• Cover the rice and reduce the heat to low.
• Let it simmer until the water is absorbed.

Rest off the heat

• Remove the pan from the heat and let the rice steam a little longer.

Shape the onigiri

• The rice is now ready to be shaped into onigiri.