How to Easy Appetizing Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu)

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Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu). Then press it to remove excess oil if required. Great recipe for Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu). There is a hot pot dish called 'Oden' in Japan.

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, leaving the inside empty and waiting to be stuffed!

Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice.

You can have Mochi in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu) using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

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

  1. It’s 3-4 of Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu).

  2. Prepare 3-4 of Mochi (Rice Cakes).

  3. It’s of <Soup>.

  4. Prepare 2 tablespoons of Sake (Rice wine).

  5. Prepare 1 cup of Dashi Stock *1 cup Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder.

  6. Prepare 1 tablespoon of Soy Sauce.

  7. It’s 1 tablespoons of Mirin *OR 1 teaspoon Sugar.

There is a hot pot dish called 'Oden' in Japan.

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.

Here is how you cook it.

Here is how you cook it.

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

  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..

Abura-age (油揚げ), is a Japanese food product made from twice-fried soybeans.

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.

Aburaage (油揚げ) is Japanese deep-fried tofu pouches made from soybeans.

It is made by cutting tofu into thin slices and deep-fried two times.