Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, aburaage for kitsune udon. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Aburaage for Kitsune Udon is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Aburaage for Kitsune Udon is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Kitsune literary means 'fox' in Japanese. Why do we call the dish 'fox udon'? There are a few theories about the origin of the name.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have aburaage for kitsune udon using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Aburaage for Kitsune Udon:
- Prepare 2 slice Aburaage
- Make ready 150 ml Dashi stock
- Get 1 tbsp Sugar
- Make ready 1 tbsp Mirin
- Get 2 tbsp Sake
- Get 1 tbsp Usukuchi soy sauce
The first trick is to par-boiling the aburaage before seasoning it. This rids the tofu of excess oil, making the aburaage easier to season and preventing your kitsune udon from getting greasy. Kitsune Udon is Udon noodles in hot Dashi soup topped with Aburaage that has been cooked in a sweet and salty sauce. Although you don't often see Kitsune Udon in Japanese restaurants in the US, it is one of the most popular dishes and a staple menu item at Udon restaurants in Japan.
Instructions to make Aburaage for Kitsune Udon:
- Drain the oil from the aburaage (quickly pour some hot water over it) and cut into large pieces.
- Put the dashi, sugar, mirin, and sake into a pot and turn on the heat. Once it comes to a boil, add the aburaage and cover with a drop-lid. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Pour in the usukuchi soy sauce and simmer until the liquid has mostly evaporated. Occasionally flip the aburaage over as the liquid boils down. Turn off the heat. Leave it as-is until it cools so that the flavors settle.
Kitsune Udon is a classic Japanese noodle soup topped with seasoned Aburaage (thin fried Tofu). Literally means "fox udon", it is a type of udon topped with aburaage, a type of fried tofu pouch. In Japanese folklore, abura'age is the favorite food of ki. TRADITIONAL JAPANESE RECIPE: Kitsune Udon is Udon noodles in hot Dashi soup topped with Aburaage that has been cooked in a sweet and salty sauce. Although you don't often see Kitsune Udon in Japanese restaurants in the US, it is one of the most popular dishes and a staple menu item.
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