Jack-o'-Lantern Inari Sushi For Halloween Character Bentos. Great recipe for Jack-o'-Lantern Inari Sushi For Halloween Character Bentos. I wondered if I could make this easily with bean curd skins and gave it a try. If you are worried about the bean curd opening up, secure with dry pasta to keep them closed.
Inari sushi is a type of sushi with rice balls wrapped in 'Aburaage' deep-fried tofu pouches.
Known as Inarizushi in Japan this sushi is a little different. "Inari" the name, is derived from the "Inari" Shrine.
Named for the Shinto god Inari, Inarizushi is also known as "brown bag sushi" because the rice is packed in seasoned aburaage, or fried tofu pouches.
You can have Jack-o'-Lantern Inari Sushi For Halloween Character Bentos using 4 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Jack-o'-Lantern Inari Sushi For Halloween Character Bentos
- You need 4 of Fried bean curd skin.
- You need 1 of Sushi rice.
- Prepare 1 dash of Nori seaweed.
- Prepare 4 of beans Edamame.
Because the aburaage keeps the rice held together so well, and it's usually made with just rice inside, inarizushi is easy to eat, even when using your hands. Inari shrines in Japan are dedicated to Inari, the deity protecting the crops. It is said that foxes are the messengers of the Inari god and it's believed that they like aburaage. Gently squeeze out the liquid (but not completely) and save the liquid in a separate bowl.
Jack-o'-Lantern Inari Sushi For Halloween Character Bentos step by step
- Pack the bean curd skins with sushi rice, place the opening upwards and fix the shape..
- Cut the seaweed to make the eyes, nose and mouth and stick them on. Make a small opening at the top with a chopstick and push a bean in. Done!.
- Note: Mind the seaweed doesn't peel off and get stuck to the bento box lid!.
You use this liquid to make Inari Sushi. If you don't make Inari Sushi now, pack the liquid and Inari Age in a separate airtight container. Inarizushi is technically sushi, but it is not something you order at nice sushi restaurants. It is easily found at supermarket delis, but, as you know, home made is the best. Inarizushi is a very casual food and a perfect lunch for picnics because it's best eaten right from your hands.
