Sushi Nigiri

Hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with slices of fresh fish.

Ingredients

• 2 cups sushi rice
• 3 tbsp sushi vinegar
• 7 oz sashimi-grade fish
• as needed wasabi
• for serving soy sauce and pickled ginger

Steps

1. Cook rinsed rice, fold in sushi vinegar, and cool to body temperature.
2. Slice fish on a bias into thin nigiri-sized pieces.
3. Wet hands and press oval pillows of rice.
4. Dab wasabi on fish, lay over rice, and gently press.
5. Serve immediately with soy sauce and pickled ginger.