

Vegan inari sushi
Inari sushi was inspired by fried tofu pockets made of sweet, marinated tofu skin called abura-age, stuffed with rice. The juicy, succulent tofu pairs perfectly with the sushi rice inside. This sushi is a favourite at many home parties.
Preparation
Step 1
150 g rice – 210 ml water – 3 tbsp Kikkoman Seasoning for Sushi Rice (125ml) – 15 g green beans – 20 g yellow pepper – 20 g red pepper
Wash the rice 3-4 times and drain in a colander, then place it with the water in a saucepan and soak for 20 minutes before cooking. Cook the rice and when it’s still hot mix it with the Kikkoman Seasoning for Sushi Rice to make sushi rice.
Boil the green beans for 2 minutes. Cut the yellow and red peppers into small cubes and boil for 1 minute.
Step 2
8 abura-age (thinly sliced deep-fried tofu) – 2 tbsp Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce – 2 tbsp Kikkoman Mirin-Style Sweet Cooking Seasoning – 2 tbsp sake (or white wine) – 2 tbsp sugar – 2 tbsp water
Cut the abura-age into 3-4 cm pieces. Boil the water and cook it for 2 minutes. Once cooled, drain well, then add all the seasonings to a saucepan and simmer the abura-age over a low heat for 10 minutes. Cover the ingredients in the pan with a sheet of baking paper while simmering. This helps the flavours penetrate the ingredients more effectively and prevents them from falling apart.
Step 3
20 g takuan (pickled radish) – 20 g cucumber – ½ tsp salt
Finely chop the takuan and the cooked green beans from Step 1. Finely dice the cucumber and sprinkle with salt. After 5 minutes, rinse and pat dry.
Step 4
1 tsp black sesame seeds – 2 tbsp Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce – 1 tsp wasabi paste
Mix half of the sushi rice with the chopped takuan, green beans and black sesame seeds in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the remaining sushi rice with the paprika and cucumber. Wrap each portion of sushi rice with 4 pieces of abura-age.
Serve with the Kikkoman Soy Sauce and wasabi paste for dipping.
Ready-made abura-age fried tofu for inari sushi is available in most Asian supermarkets.
Inari sushi is traditionally made by simply wrapping sushi rice without the vegetable refinements described above.
Recipe-ID: 1411
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