Inari Sushi (Inarizushi)

Name: Inari Sushi (Inarizushi)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 8 sheets fried tofu pouch (aburaage) (plain, unseasoned); 2 tbsp Japanese light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu) (or regular Japanese soy sauce); 200 ml dashi stock; 1 tbsp mirin; 25 g turbinado sugar; 320 g cooked Japanese short-grain rice (or medium-grain, avoid long-grain or jasmine rice); ¾ tsp salt; ½ tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned); boiled shrimp (peeled and deveined); lemon; marinated salmon roe (ikura); smoked salmon (or sashimi-grade salmon or other fish); crab meat (canned or fresh)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:20min

This delicious inari sushi is made with fried tofu pouches soaked in a sweet marinade and stuffed with tangy sushi rice. I also include a few additional topping ideas to bring your homemade inari sushi to the next level!

Updated at: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:27:00 GMT