Ebi nigiri with sweet shrimp

Name: Ebi nigiri with sweet shrimp
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300 g Japanese short-grain rice; 60 ml Rice vinegar; 2 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 8 Cooked large shrimp; to taste Wasabi

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Simple, elegant and beautifully balanced, this classic nigiri pairs lightly sweet shrimp with softly seasoned rice and just a touch of wasabi.

Serves: 2 people

Preparation time: 25 min

Ingredients

Japanese short-grain rice – 300 g
Rice vinegar – 60 ml
Sugar – 2 tbsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Cooked large shrimp – 8
Wasabi – to taste

Method

Season the rice and let it cool to body temperature. Butterfly the shrimp if needed and pat dry. Shape small ovals of rice with damp hands, add a dab of wasabi, lay a shrimp on top and press gently to form neat nigiri.