Inarizushi (Inari sushi) Recipe

Mixed Sushi in seasoned fried Tofu pouches

📝 Ingredients

• 2 cups water (480ml)
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 4 Tbsp sugar
• 8 Aburaage squares (or 4 rectangle)
• 1 cup Dashi (or liquid from rehydrating Shiitake mushroom)
• 3 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1 small carrot
• 3 cups Sushi rice
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp sesame seeds

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Roll the Aburaage with a rolling pin a couple of times to flatten them. Cut one side of each Aburaage. Carefully open each Aburaage to make a pouch. Boil the prepared Aburaage in hot water for a minute and drain well.
2. 2Place water, soy sauce, and sugar in a pot and boil. Add the Aburaage, cook for 10-15 minutes, and let cool for at least 3 hours (overnight in the fridge).
3. 3Hydrate shiitake mushrooms in water for 30 minutes. You can reserve the liquid to mix with Dashi later if you want.
4. 4Remove stems from Shiitake mushrooms and slice thinly. Cut carrots thinly (1 1/2" long).
5. 5Boil Dashi with soy sauce and sugar in a pot, add carrots and mushrooms until the liquid is almost gone.
6. 6Mix sushi rice, cooked vegetables, and sesame seeds well. Make 8 small oblong rice balls (there may be leftover rice). Squeeze the Aburaage just a little and stuff rice balls in the pouches.