Treasure Pouch Sushi

Name: Treasure Pouch Sushi
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 16 half-pieces sweet-simmered abura-age (tofu bags); 16 half-pieces sweet-simmered abura-age (tofu bags); ¼ cup minced parsley, coriander, or shiso (perilla) leaves; ¼ cup minced parsley, coriander, or shiso (perilla) leaves; 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds; ¼ cup minced parsley, coriander, or shiso (perilla) leaves; ⅓ cup sliced almonds; 2 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into tiny cubes (½ cup); 6 dried apricots, cut into ¼-inch-square cubes; ⅓ cup sultana raisins; 6 cups (lightly packed) prepared sushi rice; 5 simmered shiitake mushrooms, minced

Takara sagashi inari-zushi

Preparation info

Makes
16
sushi

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Sushi Experience

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2006

About

This is a child’s version of inari-zushi, sushi rice stuffed in sweet-simmered tofu bags. Children love to find out what is hidden in the tofu bag.

Ingredients

6 cups (lightly packed) prepared sushi rice
5 simmered shiitake mushrooms, minced

Asia
Japan
Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Toss the sushi rice in a sushi tub or wooden bowl with the shiitake mushrooms, apricots, raisins, almonds, cheese, white sesame seeds, and parsley. Have at hand a small bowl with 2 cups of cold water and 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar for moistening your fingers.

Divide the tossed sushi rice into 16 portions and shape each one into a ball. Pick up one half-sheet of the tofu bag, o