Japanese Inari Sushi. Inari shrines in Japan are dedicated to Inari, the deity protecting the crops. Inari sushi is a type of rice ball that is very popular in Japanese culture. Inari sushi is considered to be a very casual food and perfect for picnic lunches because it can be eaten right from your hands.
Inari Sushi is vegetarian sushi made of sweet and savory tofu pockets stuffed with sushi rice.
They often appear in bento, which Japanese people enjoy during the spring picnic.
Inari Sushi is sushi rice in a pouch made of seasoned aburaage (deep fried thin tofu).
You can have Japanese Inari Sushi using 7 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Japanese Inari Sushi
- It's 5 pieces of Aburaage (thin dried Tofu).
- Prepare 2 tablespoon of soy sauce.
- Prepare 2 tablespoon of sugar.
- Prepare 2 tablespoon of Mirin(sweet seasoning Sake).
- Prepare 150 ml of water.
- Prepare of Cooked rice or Sushi rice.
- You need of Nori (dried laver) for garnish.
Inarizushi is a kind of sushi or rice ball. Sushi rice is stuffed in seasoned Aburaage tofu pouches. You should be able to find inarizushi-no-moto (below in can) at your local Japanese store or sometimes in your local grocery store. Inari-zushi is a type of sushi with sweet and spicy taste, that has been loved by the Japanese people for a long time.
Japanese Inari Sushi step by step
- Cut Aburaage half.
- This is Aburaage.
- Open Aburaage.
- Mix the seasoning and put it and Aburaage in pan.
- Cook with low heat for 10 minutes.
- Put rice(2-3 tablespoon) in Aburaage.
- Let's make Kawaii Inari Sushi.
- This is mold.
- Put Aburaage into the mold and push the rice into the ear-part.
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- Fill the rice in the mold.
- Take the Inari Sushi out from the mold.
- Cut Nori laver with cutter.
- Put Nori on Inari.
- This is Nori laver cutters.
This article explains what Inari-zushi is, and also mentions several stores in Japan. Inari, or in it's full name inarizushi-no-moto, is seasoned fried tofu bean pouch. It is used in different kinds of Japanese dishes generally referred to as "Inari Sushi". Inari usually comes in a can, about. Inari sushi is made by filling a pouch of seasoned fried tofu (abura age) with sushi rice.
