How to make soft and delicious Japanese grilled rice cakes (Mitarashi Dango) at home

The quintessence of Japanese cuisine always makes the world admire by its sophistication and meticulousness in every detail. Whether it is a dish or any cake, it makes diners want to try it at least once. And Mitarashi Dango (Japanese baked rice cakes) is one such dish.

Prepare
10 Minutes Processing
20 Minutes For
4 persons

If you have not had the opportunity to visit Japan, you can also make and enjoy Mitarashi Dango at home. Let’s see the recipe for this cake with lassho.edu.vn.

Ingredients for making Japanese baked rice cakes

Ingredients for making Japanese baked rice cakes

• 250g glutinous rice flour
• Ice cold water, corn starch
• Seasoning: Black sugar, soy sauce, cooking wine, salt
• Tools: Pot, spoon, bowl, bamboo skewers, sieve, hand-held flamethrower (if any)

Good tip : You can buy cooking wine and corn starch at markets, supermarkets, food stores or e-commerce sites (Shopee, Lazada,…).

How to make Japanese Grilled Rice Cake (Mitarashi Dango)

Step 1Mix the flour

Mix baking powder

First, you mix the glutinous rice flour and a little salt (about ¼ teaspoon or less depending on taste) together. Then, slowly add warm water and knead the dough until they form a homogeneous, smooth and non-sticky mixture.

Next, you divide the dough into equal parts ( about the size of 1 finger ), and then roll it up.

Step 2Boil the cake

Boil the cake

You boil a pot of water, then put the dough balls in and boil until they turn clear and float to the surface.

Then, use a sieve to remove the cake and immediately soak it in a bowl of ice cold water for about 5-10 minutes to make the cake more supple. When you’re done, skewer the cake on a bamboo stick, about 4 pieces each.

Step 3Make a fever

Make sauce with cake

Mix 3 tablespoons of black sugar, 2.5 tablespoons of soy sauce and 100ml of filtered water.

Then, add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, then continue to stir. When finished, you put this mixture on the stove, cook and stir until the sauce thickens.

Step 4Bake

Bake

You just need to use a torch gun to bake the cake directly until the surface of the cake is soft and slightly scorched . Finally, you pour the sauce just mixed on the cake stick and you can enjoy it.

Note : If you do not have a torch gun, you can bake the cake on a gas stove at low heat.

Finished product

Japanese baked rice cake with crispy outside and soft inside

Japanese baked rice cakes after finishing look extremely eye-catching. When enjoying, you will feel the thin and crispy outer layer combined with the soft and chewy inside, the fragrant smell of burnt glutinous flour is very attractive. Along with that is the rich sweet soy sauce, which stimulates the taste buds.

Hopefully, through the above sharing, you already know how to make Japanese baked rice cakes (Mitarashi Dango). What are you waiting for without hurrying to the kitchen and showing off your talent right away for your family to enjoy.

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