Sushi Recipe

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Inarizushi is known as brown bag sushi. Sushi rice is packed in a seasoned fried tofu (bean curd.)

INGREDIENTS:

* 6 abura-age (fried tofu)
* 4 cups sushi rice *rice and sweet vinegar mixture
* 1/2 cup dashi soup stock
* 1 tbsp sugar
* 2 tbsp mirin
* 3 tbsp soy sauce

PREPARATION:
Put abura-age into boiling water for a moment and drain well. Cut the abura-age in half so that each piece have an open end. Put dashi soup stock, sugar, mirin, and soy sauce in a pan and bring to a boil. Add abura-age pieces to the pan and lower the heat. Put a lid over the pan and simmer for 15 minutes. Take out the abura-age into a plate and lightly press to remove the liquid. Shape into small sized ovals and press into an abura-age pocket. Fold in the open side to close the pocket.

*Makes 12 pieces

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