Nigiri Sushi

Ingredients

• 2 cups sushi rice
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 lb sushi-grade fish (tuna, salmon, yellowtail), sliced
• Wasabi paste
• Soy sauce, for serving
• Pickled ginger, for serving

Instructions

1. 1Rinse rice until the water runs clear, then cook with water in a rice cooker or covered pot.
2. 2Whisk rice vinegar, sugar, and salt together and fold into the hot cooked rice, fanning to cool while mixing.
3. 3Wet your hands with vinegared water and shape a small oval of rice for each piece.
4. 4Dab a tiny amount of wasabi onto the top of each rice oval.
5. 5Slice the fish into thin rectangles slightly larger than the rice ovals.
6. 6Drape a slice of fish over each rice oval and press gently to adhere, curving it slightly with your fingers.
7. 7Serve immediately with soy sauce and pickled ginger.

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