Tamago nigiri

Name: Tamago nigiri
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300 g Japanese short-grain rice; 60 ml Rice vinegar; 2 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 4 Eggs; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Soy sauce; 1 tsp Mirin; 8 Nori strips

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Sweet-savory Japanese omelette laid over sushi rice makes a soft, nostalgic bite that balances richness and sweetness beautifully.

Serves: 2 people

Preparation time: 20 min

Ingredients

Japanese short-grain rice – 300 g
Rice vinegar – 60 ml
Sugar – 2 tbsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Eggs – 4
Sugar – 1 tbsp
Soy sauce – 1 tsp
Mirin – 1 tsp
Nori strips – 8

Method

Cook and season the sushi rice and cool.
Beat eggs with sugar, soy sauce and mirin. Cook into thin layers in a lightly oiled pan to form a Japanese omelet and cut into blocks.
Shape small nigiri mounds from the rice, top with omelet and secure with a strip of nori.
Serve at room temperature.