Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken mince in abura-age (thin fried tofu). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Abura-age (油揚げ), is a Japanese food product made from twice-fried soybeans. Welcome to the global website of Kikkoman Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of soy sauce. Always douse with boiling water before using to remove excess oil from the surface.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken mince in abura-age (thin fried tofu) using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Mince in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu):
- Prepare 3 Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu)
- Get 125 g Chicken Mince
- Make ready 1 teaspoon grated Ginger
- Make ready 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped
- Take 5 cm Carrot *cut into small pieces
- Get 1/4 cup Edamame OR Peas
- Take 1 pinch Salt
- Prepare Sauce
- Prepare 1 cup Dashi Stock *1 cup Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder
- Prepare 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- Get 1 tablespoon Mirin
- Make ready 1 tablespoon Sugar
I used to make this dish using Tofu as filling, but I like Chicken Mince version better. I wanted to add Hijiki (a sea vegetable) as well, but I haven't found it for many years where I live. Deep fried tofu, or abura-age, is used in soups, one pot cookery, noodle dishes, and in many other ways. It can also be delicious all by itself as a topping on a bowl of rice (domburi).
Steps to make Chicken Mince in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu):
- Blanch Carrot and Edamame in boiling salted water, then drain. In a bowl, combine Chicken Mince, Ginger, all Vegetables and Salt. Divide into 6 even portions.
- Wrap Abura-age with paper towel and heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Then press it to remove excess oil if required. *Note: This process is optional, but the heat softens Abura-age and next process will be easier. If you don’t have the microwave, soak in hot water is alternative option. Dry with paper towel.
- Cut each Abura-age in half, carefully open and make bags. Fill each bag with the Chicken mixture and secure with a toothpick.
- Place all the sauce ingredients in a large saucepan or pot, and bring to the boil over medium heat.
- Once the sauce starts boiling, gently place the Abura-age bags in the sauce, cook for 5 minutes. Turn them over, and cook for further 5 minutes. Allow to cool slightly in the sauce.
Deep fried tofu can be purchased at most Asian food stores, but it is easily made at home, and all that you'll need is a wok. Wikipedia Article About abura-age on Wikipedia. Aburage (properly called abura-age = 油揚げ) is a Japanese food product made from soybeans. It is produced by cutting tofu into thin slices and deep frying it. Aburage is often used to wrap inarizushi (稲荷寿司), and is added to miso soup.
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