Asian Tofu Pockets - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 sheets dried fresh seaweed (nori)
    1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
    1 teaspoon salt, flakes
    1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
    3 eggs, lightly beaten
    1 1/4 cups short-grain rice, cooked
    1 large carrot, grated
    1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
    2 tablespoons pickled ginger, chopped
    2 tablespoons mirin
    12 tofu pockets
Preparation
    Toast seaweed sheets by placing under grill for 1-2 minutes. Cut each sheet into eigths, layer on top of each other and cut into thin strips.
    Place seaweed, seeds, salt and chilli in a processor bowl, process for a few seconds set aside.
    Place beaten eggs in a jug, pour half mixture into a lightly oil pan, let set 1-2 minutes. Tip out onto a flat surface and roll up and cut into thin strips. Repeat.
    Place warm rice, carrot, shallots, ginger and mirin in a bowl. Stir with fork to combine.
    Gently open pockets from the top edge, fill each with some rice mixture. Place some egg roll and a spoonful of seed mixture on top of each pocket.

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