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

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, mochi in abura-age (thin fried tofu). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Abura-age is a common food in Japan, deep-fried thin sliced tofu. You can find it in many Asian grocery stores. Mochi is a traditional Japanese food. It is a soft rice cake made from steamed sticky rice.

Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu) is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

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

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

Best Places to Get Mochi in Japan. Unlike mochi, dango is made from dried rice flour, not mochigome rice. The use of this dried rice flour gives dango more in common with Western cakes than it does with mochi. Aburaage is Japanese deep-fried tofu pouches made from soybeans.

Instructions 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.
  8. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

The use of this dried rice flour gives dango more in common with Western cakes than it does with mochi. Aburaage is Japanese deep-fried tofu pouches made from soybeans. You can use it to make inari sushi, or add it to miso soup and hot pot. With the double frying technique, the skin of the tofu becomes so thin that it creates a hollow space inside (similar to pita. Abura-age is sometimes translated into fried tofu in English.

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