Sweet-Simmered Thin Tofu

Sweet-simmered, golden brown, thin tofu is the major component of inari-zushi, the brown tofu “bag” packed with sushi rice. You can buy prepared thin tofu packed in a plastic bag at Japanese or Asian food stores. But these prepre-pared products are often made with too much soy sauce and sugar, and they also have off flavors, probably because of chemical additives and preservatives. Preparation of sweet-simmered tofu bags is a simple task,