Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu)
Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu)

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mochi in abura-age (thin fried tofu). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Then press it to remove excess oil if required. The popular ingredients of 'Oden' include Fishcakes, Daikon, Konnyaku (Konjac) and Boild Eggs, but my favourite is Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu) bags that have Mochi inside. These Mochi Abura-age bags can be cooked in any flavoured soup of.

Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mochi in abura-age (thin fried tofu) using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu):
  1. Get 3-4 Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu)
  2. Make ready 3-4 Mochi (Rice Cakes)
  3. Get <Soup>
  4. Take 2 tablespoons Sake (Rice wine)
  5. Prepare 1 cup Dashi Stock *1 cup Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder
  6. Make ready 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  7. Prepare 1 tablespoons Mirin *OR 1 teaspoon Sugar

Abura-age is often used to wrap inari-zushi (稲荷寿司), and is added to miso soup. It is also added to udon noodle dishes, which are called kitsune-udon because of legends that foxes like deep-fried. Abura-age (fried tofu) Hanpen (white fish cakes), cut into triangles or smaller squares. It will give the seafood and vegetables a gossamer-thin coating of crunchiness..

Steps to make Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu):
  1. Wrap Abura-age with paper towel and heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Then press it to remove excess oil if required.
  2. *Note: This process is optional, but the heat softens Abura-age and next process will be easier. If you don’t have the microwave, soak in hot water is alternative option. Dry with paper towel.
  3. Cut each Abura-age in half, carefully open and make bags. Place 1/2 piece Mochi in a bag and secure with a toothpick. *Note: Today I tied with Kanpyo.
  4. Repeat with remaining Abura-age and Mochi, and make 6 to 8 bags.
  5. Place all the soup ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat.
  6. Once the soup starts boiling, gently place the Abura-age bags in the sauce, cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until Mochi is soft.
  7. *Note: You can cook these Mochi Aura-age bags in the soup of your choice, such as Miso Soup.

It is made by cutting tofu into thin slices and deep-fried two times. In this Japanese recipe, deep-fried tofu called aburaage (pronounced "aburah ahgeh") is used as a pouch containing a small block of mochi (rice cake). Aburaage, meaning oil-fried, also known as usuage meaning thin fried (as opposed to atsuage, a thick block of firm fried tofu), is fried on the outside, but soft on the inside. When cut in half, it's easy to separate the two outer faces. Aloha Tofu's Firm Tofu is the most versatile form of tofu because it soaks up flavor like a sponge and holds it shape whether it is fried, broiled, grilled, or boiled.

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