Mochi ice cream: The best desert!!

The history of ice cream would be no history without mochi ice cream. Mochi ice cream is a tasty, light ice cream surrounded by a layer of rice dough (made from sticky rice). It is an international favorite!

Mochi ice cream is a small, round dessert ball consisting of a soft, pounded sticky rice cake (mochi) on the outside and an ice cream filling on the inside. It is then dusted with corn starch. They are usually sold in packs of six and can be quite expensive. There are many flavors to choose from, but the most popular are green tea (matcha), vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and red bean (azuki).

More recently, a modification of the mochi has been introduced. Instead of using ice cream, gelato has replaced it as the new filling. The term coined for it is “Mochilato”. They are richer in flavor and creamier in texture. These can be found at restaurants with its namesake, located around Southern California.

Here is how to make this delicious and famous ice cream. Enjoy!

Instructions

1.        

o    1

Soften the ice cream, scoop into 10 round balls, and refreeze until hard.

o    2

Combine glutinous rice flour and water in a glass bowl. Mix well to paste, then add sugar and vanilla, mix until dissolved.

o    3

Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 2 minutes. It will be half cooked. Remove and stir well while it's hot.

o    4

Cover and return to microwave for 30 seconds. Stir well.

o    5

Place plastic wrap over a cutting board. Dust generously with corn flour (this is a must).

o    6

Wait for dough to cool. Place onto board and divide into 10 pieces.

o    7

Flatten dough with your palm. Wrap each piece of dough around an ice cream ball and refreeze in an airtight container.

Simple and very easy, it will only take minutes. 

Until next time and stay tuned for more exciting new posts on Japanese foods 

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Mochi Ice Cream Recipe

EASY TAKOYAKI RECIPE!!!

yum yum for my tum tum
one of my all time favorite Japanese foods
enjoy!

WHAT IS TAKOYAKI EXACTLY?

Takoyaki*, or たこ焼き, is a very popular Japanese snack food . To put it simply, takoyaki is a battered, pan-grilled, octopus dumpling. 

TAKOYAKI INGREDIENTS & SUPPLIES

-Takoyakiki (Takoyaki pan)
-Takoyaki probes
-Takoyaki batter
-Chopped Tako (Octopus)
-Pickled Ginger (Benishoga)
-Negi (Green Onions)
-Ebi (Dried Shrimp)
-Tenkasu (Tempura Scraps)
-Katsuobushi (Fish Shavings)
-Okonomiyaki Sauce

Takoyaki in Ten Easy Steps

Step 1. Oil your takoyaki pan
Step 2. Add takoyaki batter- Using a ladle, pour takoyaki batter into each of the takoyaki pan wells.
Step 3. Add tako (octopus) to each well.
Step 4. Add benishoga (pickled ginger) to each well.
Step 5. Add negi (green onions) to each well.
Step 6. Add dried shrimp (ebi) to each well.
Step 7. Add tenkasu (tempura scraps) to each takoyaki well.
Step 8. Add another layer of takoyaki batter- You can be generous with the batter this time. Even if the wells overflow with batter, it’s okay.
Step 9. Do a bit of takoyaki surgery- Use the takoyaki probes to “section off” wells, and shape the takoyaki into their characteristic spherical shape.
Step 10. Keep turning the takoyaki until the dumplings are golden brown.

Optional
Add okonomiyaki sauce to really bring out the takoyaki’s flavor. You can garnish the takoyaki with katsuobushi, かつお節, fish shavings.

Source: Takoyaki Recipe

[Recipe] Japanese Hamburg Curry

Ahhh all this talk about food has inspired me today.
It seems like it has been forever since I cooked any Japanese food.
So I decided to make my own version of the ever famous curry rice (カレーライス) with a twist. :D

Japanese Hamburg Curry

Japanese Curry

Ingredients: 

• 2 medium carrots chopped
• 2 medium potatoes chopped
• 1 large onion quartered
• 800ml water
• 1 pack Japanese Curry mix*
• Oil

Method:

Step1

1. In a medium pot stir fry in 1 tablespoon of oil, the onion, carrots and potatoes until lightly browned. 
2. Add water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, approximately 15 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and break Japanese curry mix into pieces and add. Stir until completely emulsified. 



Step 3

4. When sauce has thickened remove from heat, cover and set aside.

*For this recipe you can use any brand of Japanese curry mix you like. For this recipe I chose to use S&B Golden Curry Sauce Mix.

Hamburg Steak

Ingredients: 

• 200g beef mince
• 1 onion finely chopped
• coriander (optional)
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 2 table spoons milk
• 1 cup water
• Oil
• Salt
• Pepper

Method:

Step 3

1. In a nonstick fry pan, stir fry the finely chopped onion until lightly brown. Put to the side and allow to cool.
2. Combine breadcrumbs and milk.
3. In a large bowl combine mince, chopped coriander, egg, breadcrumbs and milk mixture, oil, cooled onion mix, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly till all ingredients have been mixed evenly. Divide mixture into 2.
   
   
4. Place a small amount of oil onto your hands and take half of the mixture. Using both your hands shape the mixture into steaks. Make a shallow indent in the middle of each steak, this ensures that the steak cooks thoroughly and quickly. 

   

   Step 4

5. In a nonstick fry pan, fry each steak until brown for about 2-3min per side. Once both sides have been browned, pour water into the fry pan and cover. This process will ensure that the steak remains moist and also slightly steams them. Once water has reduced and steaks resume frying in oil remove from pan and place onto a plate covered with kitchen paper. 
6. Serve hamburg and curry with a side of rice. Enjoy

So here is my version of Japanese Hamburg Curry

Ahhh delicious! I hope you try it one day. Till next time... ^__^