‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) Soy Sauce Rice

Name: ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) Soy Sauce Rice
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups (*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice; 1 teaspoon Dashi Powder *I used Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi; 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1 tablespoon Mirin; 1 teaspoon grated Ginger OR finely sliced strips; 2 sheets ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) *cut into small pieces; *Note: You can use 30-40g Tofu Puffs; Toasted Sesame Seeds, finely chopped Spring Onion, shredded Nori, OR Shiso, etc. for topping *optional

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

My ‘Soy Sauce Rice’ is delicious as it is, but ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) can add extra flavour and Umami to it. ‘Abura-age’ might be too difficult for you to find. Fried Tofu called ‘Tofu Puff’ is a very similar food and it is easier to find as many Asian grocery stores sell it. You can use Tofu Puffs instead.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 Servings

2 cups(*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice
1 teaspoonDashi Powder *I used Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi
2 tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1 tablespoonMirin
1 teaspoongrated Ginger OR finely sliced strips
2 sheets‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) *cut into small pieces
*Note: You can use 30-40g Tofu Puffs
Toasted Sesame Seeds, finely chopped Spring Onion, shredded Nori, OR Shiso, etc. for topping *optional

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash Rice and place in the rice cooker’s inner pot. Add Water up to the 2-cups marking, add Dashi Powder, Soy Sauce, Mirin and Ginger, and gently stir.
2

Cut ‘Abura-age’ into small pieces. I cut them in half in lengthways, then cut into 1cm wide strips. Scatter them on top evenly, but DO NOT stir.
3

Press ‘COOK’ button to start cooking. When the rice is cooked, let it steamed for 10 minutes. Then loosen and mix gently.