Sushi Rolls Using Aburaage
- 1000 grams Uncooked white rice
- 3 pieces Konbu for dashi (3 cm square pieces)
- 10 slice Aburaage
- 4 tbsp Vinegar
- 1 and 1/3 tablespoons Light brown sugar or white sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3 tbsp Mirin
- 100 ml Light brown sugar or white sugar
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 200 ml Water
- 7 tbsp Salmon flakes (storebought)
- 2 small knobs Ginger
- Place the aburaage 5 pieces at a time on a plate, and microwave (at 500 W) for 1 minute 20 seconds.
- The aburaage layers will separate and become less likely to rip.
- Cut 3 open sides of each aburaage to make them into single sheets.
- This is easy if you use a pair of round-tipped scissors.
- Blanch the opened up aburaage in boiling water to remove the oil on the surface.
- Put the ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil, then add the aburaage.
- Use a pair of cooking chopsticks flipped around (so you are using the blunt ends).
- Cover with a lid and bring to a boil.
- Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, and leave to cool in the pan.
- The aburaage tastes the best if you cook them the night before and leave them overnight to soak up the flavors.
- Rinse the rice, drain into a sieve and leave for 30 minutes.
- Add the konbu seaweed, and cook in a rice cooker using just a little less water than usual.
- Make the sushi vinegar by combining the ingredients.
- Empty the cooked rice into a bowl, and fold in the sushi vinegar.
- Mix the salmon flakes and finely julienned ginger into the rice.
- Place an opened up aburaage sheet on a sheet of plastic wrap.
- Leave a gap on the far side and spread the sheet with the sushi rice.
- Roll it up using the plastic wrap.
- Leave the roll for a while with the seam side down to let it settle, then cut into 6 pieces.
white rice, konbu, aburaage, vinegar, brown sugar, salt, mirin, brown sugar, soy sauce, salt, water, salmon, ginger
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/153370-sushi-rolls-using-aburaage (may not work)