Aburaage (Japanese Fried Tofu Pouch)

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. Skiptocontent About StartHere Pantry Culture Travel Cookbooks Shop Login Facebook Instagram Pinterest Twitter Youtube Searchfor SearchSubmit Ad-Free TofuThispostmaycontainaffiliatelinks.Pleasereadmy disclosurepolicyfordetails.AsanAmazonAssociate,Iearnfromqualifyingpurchases. AburaageisJapanesedeep-friedtofupouchesmadefromsoybeans.Youcanuseittomakeinarisushi,oraddittomisosoupandhotpot. WhatisAburaage? Aburaage(油揚げ)isJapanesedeep-friedtofupouchesmadefromsoybeans.Itismadebycuttingtofuintothinslicesanddeep-friedtwotimes.Theyarefirstfriedatalowertemperatureof230-250ºF(110-120°C),whichcausesthetofutoexpandinsize.Thentheyarefriedagainatahighertemperatureof360-400ºF(180-200°C),whichplumpsthemupfurtherandturnsgoldenbrown. Withthedoublefryingtechnique,theskinofthetofubecomessothinthatitcreatesahollowspaceinside(similartopitabread),whichallowsyoutostuffdifferentingredientsintheairpocket. YoucanmakeAburaagefromscratchathome.Allyouneedisablockoffirmtofuandcutitintothinslices.Besuretodrainthetofuwellbywrappingitwithakitchentowelandleaveovernight.Whenyoudeepfrythetofu,keepaclosewatchandflipthemconstantly,makingsuretheheatremainssteady. 1pieceofAburaageis¾oz(20g). WheretoBuyAburaage Forconvenience,Japanesehomecooksusuallyjustbuytheprepackagedtofupouchesfromthestores,insteadofdeep-fryingthemathome.IntheUS,youcaneasilyfindaburaageintherefrigeratedorfreezersectionofaJapanesegrocerystore.Somewell-stockedAsiangrocerystoresmaycarrythemtoo. JapaneseAburaageismadeinthesamewayasChinesetofupuffsorotherAsianbeancurdpuffs,buttheyarelargerinsizeandflat.ThereisalsoanothersimilartofuproductknownasAtsu-age(厚揚げ)whichisuseddifferently. IfyoucookJapanesefoodregularly,Aburaageisaconvenientpantryitemtostockupon.Youcanalsofreezethemforlateruse. HowToPrepAburaage It’srecommendedtoremoveanyexcessoilfromtheAburaagebeforecookingwiththem. Aneasywaytoistosimplypreparehotboilingwaterandpouralloverthetofupouchestoremovetheoil.YoucanalsoblanchtheAburaageintheboilingwater. AnothermethodistodabtheAburaagewithapapertoweltoremoveanyexcessoil.Itisnotaseffectiveaspouringhotwaterorblanching,butitisaquicktrickwhenyoudon’thavetime. RecipesUsingAburaage Aburaagecanbeusedindifferentways–youcansliceitupandaddittosoups,simmereddishes,orsteamedrice,oruseitwholeinahotpot,orpanfryitandaddtoyourbentolunchboxes.MyfavoriteistouseitforInariSushi. TakikomiGohan–SlicedAburaageisaddedtogetherwithshiitakemushrooms,rootvegetablestomakeadeliciouspotofmixedrice. Oden –AddAburaagealongwithotheringredientsandcookedinaflavorfulbrothforthispopularOdenhotpot. GingerRice–AfterremovingtheoilfromAburaagewithhotwater,slicethemthinlyandaddintothisfragrantgingerriceforextratexture. HijikiSeaweedSalad– Hijikiseaweed,carrots,lotusroots,andthinlyslicedAburaagearetossedintoapottocookwithdashiandotherseasoningstomakethishomeysalad. InariAge–CookAburaageinadashi-basedbrothandmakeInariAgeforInariSushiandKitsuneUdon. InariSushi–Aburaageisfirstboiled,thensimmeredinadashibroth,andthenstuffedwithvinegaredricetomakeInariSushi. KitsuneUdon–ToptheseasonedAburaageonudonnoodleforasimple,heartysoup. Meat+Fish+TofuTofu YouMightAlsoLike... MapoTofu(MaboDofu)(Video)麻婆豆腐 Tonjiru(PorkandVegetableMisoSoup)豚汁 AgedashiTofu(Video)揚げ出し豆腐 TofuSaladwithSesamePonzuDressing豆腐サラダ MeettheAuthor NamikoChen I'mNami,aJapanesehomecookbasedinSanFrancisco.Havefunexploringthe800+classic&modernJapaneserecipesIsharewithstep-by-stepphotosandHow-ToYouTubevideos. SubscribeNow!5SecretstoJapaneseCooking:SimpleMeals&AuthenticFlavors! SignuptoreceiveourFREEemailseriesonJapanesecookingtipsandweeklynewsletter. OurFavorites! BestJapaneseTofuRecipesYou’llLove HomemadeUdonNoodles(Video)手打ちうどん Soy-GlazedEggplantDonburi茄子の甘辛丼 Onigiri(JapaneseRiceBalls)(Video)おにぎり SweetenYourDay MeyerLemonChiffonCakeマイヤーレモンシフォンケーキ MatchaMarblePoundCake抹茶マーブルパウンドケーキ NamaChocolate(ROYCE’CopycatRecipe)生チョコレート CherryBlossomCookies(Video)桜クッキー BrowsePopularTopicsAppetizerBeverageBreakfastDessertEntreeSaladSideSoupLoveOurRecipes?Checkoutourcookbooks!Whetheryou’reabeginneroranexperiencedcook,IhopemycookbookswillbeagreatresourceandinspirationforyourJapanesecookingjourney! LearnMore! freeemailseries 5SecretstoJapaneseCooking MakingJapanesefoodis easierthanyouthink. YES,IWANTTHIS Youcanunsubscribeatanytime! Nothanks,Iamnotinterested Close