(Mitarashi Dango)
This simple recipe is particularly dedicated to my friends at Bouchonfor2, Bread + Butter, Eeyoreblues 27 and The Sophisticated Gourmet!
Japanese dango are not complicated, although it might be better to make a lot at a time!
INGREDIENTS:
-Rice (“Uruchi Kome”/normal Japnese round rice): 200g
-Water (for dango): 130cc
-Water (for sauce): 60cc
-Cornstarch: 1 teaspoon
-Sugar: 1 teaspoon
-Soy sauce: 2 teaspoons
RECIPE:
Wash rice thoroughly.
If rice is no-wash type, skip 3 first steps.
Once the rice washing water is coming out clean, drain rice and spread ontowel. Take off all excess humidity.
Let the rice dry for two hours.
Pour rice in Blender/mixer. First work the blender for only a few seconds at a time until all the rice has been broken completeley. Then blend three times 15 seconds at a time.
If the rice does not turn into powder easily, sift rice as many times as necessary until all rice has been reduced to powder.
Finish the job with mortar and pestle.
Once the rice has been reduced completely topowder, work the pestle in for 5 more minutes.
Add water and mix well with spoon.
Divide into small portions and steam for 15 minutes.
In a pan add cornstarch to water (for the sauce). keep stirring over a low fire. once the water has been become transparent add sugar and soy sauce and mix well until you obtain a smooth syrup. take off fire.
Fill a glass with water and keep within arm’s reach.
Drop all the steamed dango paste into mortar.
Work dango paste with a wet wooden pestle.
Once the paste ahas been become sticky and elastic, form small balls (the operation should not last more than 10 minutes).
Wet them to prevent them from sticking to each other.
Push a wet (important!) stick through the balls (4 or 5 at the most).
Grill the balls (or not) for better effect.
Serve them smeared with syrup.
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Cheers, dear Tomoyo!
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You are truly a kind person! A vegetarian recipe for me!
You lost me with the rice though. Could I use regular brown rice? Or perhaps couscous/quinoa?
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Dear Friend!
You are most welcome.
This recipe can work only with rice flour which can be bought at specialised oriental stire!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
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I just noticed the dedication! Thank you so much Robert-Gilles! I will definitely be making this very soon. This seems simple enough. Let’s see how I do…
Bon Appétit!
~Kamran Siddiqi (The Sophisticated Gourmet)
P.S. I was accidentally logged into my WordPress account when I tried to make the comment, and then I noticed that the comment wasn’t posted… I guess you can just delete it… This has the link to the correct blog. lol
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No worries, dear Kamran!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
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I just noticed the dedication! Thank you so much Robert-Gilles! I will definitely be making this very soon. This seems simple enough. Let’s see how I do…
Bon Appétit!
~Kamran Siddiqi (The Sophisticated Gourmet)
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Dear Kamran!
Lookng forward to reading it!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
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Thank you, my love.
– Your devoted, Mel ❤
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Dear Mel!
You’re most welcome!
LOL
Robert-Gilles
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It seems laborious, but at least I have all the ingredients (there are no Asian markets in my town, so I have to go to Barcelona when I need some Japanese ingredient u_u)
I added it to my recipes-to-try list 😉 Thanks for posting something vegan! ^^
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Dear Friend!
You are most welcome!
Whenever I upload a new article, I announce it on Foodbuzz!
I’ll try and find more vegan (I’m not) recipes!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
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