Octopus Nigiri Sushi

Ingredients

30g octopus (tako)

1 piece seaweed sheet

10g pickled Japanese cucumber

40g sushi rice

20g vinegared ginger

 

Seasoning A

1 tsp salt

 

Seasoning B

1 tsp tea leaves

 

Seasoning C

½ tsp wasabi paste

 

Method

1. Rub octopus with seasoning A and rinse. Boil with seasoning B and remove. Soak in cold water and remove when cooled. Wipe it dry, slice and make thin cuts on each slide.

2. Cut seaweed into 1cm x 8cm strips. Slice cucumber thinly.

3. Mould half the sushi rice into oval shape. Apply seasoning C on the inner side of an octopus slice, place it on rice and press gently to secure. Place cucumber slices on it and wrap a seaweed strip around the sushi. Serve with vinegared ginger.

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