Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, aburaage for kitsune udon. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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.
Aburaage for Kitsune Udon is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Aburaage for Kitsune Udon is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook aburaage for kitsune udon using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Aburaage for Kitsune Udon:
- Take 2 slice Aburaage
- Make ready 150 ml Dashi stock
- Get 1 tbsp Sugar
- Prepare 1 tbsp Mirin
- Prepare 2 tbsp Sake
- Make ready 1 tbsp Usukuchi soy sauce
Kitsune Udon literary means fox udon, or fox noodles, in Japanese. The name came from the folktale that fox enjoys aburaage (deep-fried tofu), which is the main Chewy and soft, udon are thick wheat noodles that are best when you can find them fresh. Dried udon is still good, but the texture is denser. Kitsune Udon is a classic Japanese noodle soup topped with seasoned Aburaage (thin fried Tofu).
Steps 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.
It is also added to udon noodle dishes, which are called kitsune-udon because of legends that foxes (kitsune) like deep-fried tofu. In Japanese mythology abura-age is the favorite food of Kitsune and Inari. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aburaage. Kitsune Udon is a Japanese soul food, featuring a hot dashi soup with udon noodles with aburaage in a sweet and salty sauce on top. The term dashi refers to a whole family of stocks which are mostly seafood, using umami-rich ingredients such as kezurikatsuo, niboshi, kombu and even shiitake.
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