A pimped up saba (mackerel) nigiri sushi...
Estimated cost : Mackerel - 50p, seaweed - pennies, sushi rice - ditto.
You will need :
A smoked mackerel fillet
sushi rice
sushi vinegar
seaweed (optional)
Rinse the sushi rice well and cook in a rice cooker/pot as normal. Once done transfer to a shallow tray, add a couple of spoons of vinegar and fold in, leaving to cool.
It takes years to learn to shape nigiri properly, but a fairly good approximation can be made to create the thumb shaped rice.
Place the mackerel fillet over the top, along with a decorative ribbon of seaweed (optional). Compare this big guy with it's little brother.
Serve on a funky dish with wasabi and soy.
Alternatively, as it's not going to be easy to pick up with chopsticks, break the rice and fillet down to normal size sushi.
Itadakimasu! (Bon Appetit in Japanese) |
