Nigiri sushi

Name: Nigiri sushi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ½ cup (105 g) sushi rice; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar; cucumber slices and halved cherry tomatoes, to garnish; cucumber slices and halved cherry tomatoes, to garnish; 1 teaspoon white sugar; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar

Preparation info

Makes
8
pieces of sushi

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Jackfruit and Blue Ginger

By Sasha Gill

Published 2019

About

The following are mix-and-match recipes, making enough rice and toppings for 8 nigiri sushi all up. To make sushi for a crowd, start with four times the amount of rice and one quantity of each topping, giving you 32 pieces of sushi.

Ingredients

½ cup (105 g) sushi rice
¼ teaspoon salt

Asia
Japan
Fish course
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Rinse and drain the rice. Continue to do this until the water runs clear – this usually takes 5–7 thorough rinses. Tip the rice and 2/3 cup (170 ml) water into a saucepan that has a tight-fitting lid and add the salt. Bring to the boil over high heat, stirring constantly, then turn down the heat as