Mitarashi Dango (Dumplings)
Mitarashi Dango is a traditional Japanese sweet - healthy rice dumplings made with tofu coated in a sweet soy sauce glaze.
Ingredients
- 100 g glutinous rice flour
- 115 g tofu
For the sauce:
- 3 tbsp soup stock (dashi)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp cornflour
Instructions
- Knead the rice flour with tofu until the dough has the consistency of your earlobe.
- Divide the dough into 1 inch balls. Push down the center of each piece.
- Boil water in a pan and then drop in the dumplings. Once the dumplings start floating after about 1-2 minutes, take them out and put them into the iced water.
- Add the sauce ingredients to a saucepan over a medium heat. Mix evenly and turn off the heat once it thickens.
- Take out the dumplings from the iced water and place them on a plate. Drain off the water completely from the plate and then pour the sauce on the dumplings.