Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)

Instructions

1. Step 1: Rinse the rice thoroughly and cook according to the package instructions with 1/2 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt
2. Step 2: Allow the rice to cool down to room temperature
3. Step 3: Mix the rice vinegar and sugar in a small bowl and stir until the sugar is dissolved
4. Step 4: Pour the vinegar mixture over the cooled rice and mix well
5. Step 5: Cut the smoked salmon into small pieces
6. Step 6: Cut the pickled plum into small pieces
7. Step 7: Prepare a small bowl of water
8. Step 8: Wet your hands with water and take a small handful of rice
9. Step 9: Shape the rice into a triangle and make a small indentation in the middle
10. Step 10: Place a piece of salmon and a piece of pickled plum in the indentation
11. Step 11: Fold the two sides of the triangle over the filling and press the edges together to seal the onigiri
12. Step 12: Repeat with the remaining ingredients
13. Step 13: Wrap each onigiri with nori sheet