Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken mince in abura-age (thin fried tofu). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Method Great recipe for Chicken Mince in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu). 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.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chicken mince in abura-age (thin fried tofu) using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Mince in Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu):
- Get 3 Abura-age (Thin Fried Tofu)
- Prepare 125 g Chicken Mince
- Get 1 teaspoon grated Ginger
- Make ready 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped
- Make ready 5 cm Carrot *cut into small pieces
- Get 1/4 cup Edamame OR Peas
- Take 1 pinch Salt
- Prepare Sauce
- Make ready 1 cup Dashi Stock *1 cup Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder
- Prepare 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- Take 1 tablespoon Mirin
- Prepare 1 tablespoon Sugar
The tofu pieces taste best coated with some kind of sauce. Aburaage (油揚げ) is Japanese deep-fried tofu pouches made from soybeans. It is made by cutting tofu into thin slices and deep-fried two times. Deep fried tofu, or abura-age, is used in soups, one pot cookery, noodle dishes, and in many other ways.
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.
It can also be delicious all by itself as a topping on a bowl of rice (domburi). 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 for the deep frying and a colander for rinsing and draining. Heat oil in wok over high heat. Fry in batches if necessary so as not to overcrowd the pot. Place fried tofu in a serving dish and pour sauce on top.
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