Nigiri Sushi

Name: Nigiri Sushi
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Sushi rice; 1 Sliced fresh fish

I'd been interested in nigiri sushi from quite some time, but I hadn't been able to make anything besides temaki sushi (hand-rolled sushi). But with time and lots of help from various TV programs and magazines, I was able to improve my skills. Here are some of my suggestions to guide you on how to make some fun nigiri sushi to entertain your guests.

Try to look at some videos to study how real sushi chefs move and use their hands. Slightly pressing down on the rice in the center will let your sushi stand better on its own. In Step 4, if you align the top of the sushi just under your left thumb and on the base of your left forefinger, you'll be able to give your sushi prettily tapered ends. Recipe by Kumirabu

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Ingredients

1Sushi rice
1Sliced fresh fish

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Steps

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Step 1: Place the slice of fish on the first joints of your fingers of your left hand (closer to your fingertips). In your right hand, hold a small elliptically shaped ball of sushi rice and take a smear of wasabi on your middle finger.
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Step 2: Apply wasabi to the fish slices.
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Step 3: Place the sushi rice on top of the slice of fish, and press down slightly in the center.
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Step 4: Roll up the fingers of your left hand, bringing the sushi closer to your palm and rolling it over so that the slice of fish now faces upward. With your right forefinger, press down gently to hold the sushi together. Repeat around 3 times, rotating the sushi each time.