Fresh Nigiri
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- 2 cups cooked (white Sushi rice)
- 0.5 cup Rice vinegar
- 1 vegetable oil
- 0.25 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces fresh Tuna
- 1 Peanut oil
- 3 teaspoons Wasabi paste
- 1 Radish
- 16 herbs
In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, oil, sugar and salt
Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves
Cool; stir into prepared rice
Continue stirring until the rice is cool enough to handle
Using your hands or a rice mold, form the rice into 16 small oblong balls
Slice the tuna into 16 equal thin strips
Heat the oil in a grill pan
Sear the tuna slices very quickly on one side and remove from pan
Spread wasabi to taste on the uncooked side
Place tuna slices wasabi side down on top of the rice balls
Place the sushi on fresh herb leaves and top with very thinly sliced radish
Serve immediately
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