Easy Kusa-Mochi in the Microwave
Easy Kusa-Mochi in the Microwave

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, easy kusa-mochi in the microwave. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Easy Kusa-Mochi in the Microwave is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Easy Kusa-Mochi in the Microwave is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Find some fresh yomogi and pick only the leaves. If they 're a bit dirty give them a quick wash. Kusa mochi is green color mochi, because of Yomogi leaves(mugword) and there're Anko inside.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy kusa-mochi in the microwave using 7 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Kusa-Mochi in the Microwave:
  1. Make ready 20 grams Yomogi
  2. Make ready 70 grams Tsubu-an
  3. Take 20 grams Sugar
  4. Prepare 75 grams Joshinko
  5. Make ready 25 grams Shiratamako
  6. Take 100 ml Hot water
  7. Make ready 3 grams Baking soda

Traditionally, it takes quite a bit of effort to make homemade mochi. Fresh is definitely better than buying store bought or making mochi (pounding). Mochi (Japan) or Injeolmi (Korean) is a famous Asian treats / dessert. Kusa mochi (草餅, lit. "grass mochi"), also known as kusamochi or yomogi mochi, is a Japanese sweet.

Instructions to make Easy Kusa-Mochi in the Microwave:
  1. Find some fresh yomogi and pick only the leaves. If they're a bit dirty give them a quick wash.
  2. Boil 1 litre water in a saucepan and add baking soda.
  3. Add the yomogi into the water and blanch. Wash it a few times then leave it to soak in cold water.
  4. Gently squeeze any excess water out of the yomogi.
  5. Finely chop the yomogi with a knife and then grind it into a paste with a pestle and mortar. If you don't have a pestle and mortar, you can blend it in a food processor instead.
  6. Split the tsubu-an into 5 portions and roll each portion into a ball.
  7. Add the joshinko, shiratamako and sugar into a bowl and lightly mix them with a pair of cooking chopsticks.
  8. Gradually add the hot water and mix everything together well so that there are no lumps. I find that mixing by hand is the most efficient.
  9. Lightly wrap the mixture and heat it in the microwave for 2 minutes at 500 W.
  10. Wet a wooden spatula and mix the paste well until it gathers into a ball of mochi dough.
  11. Place the dough in the same mortar as the yomogi paste.
  12. Mix the mochi dough and yomogi paste well with a wooden pestle until the yomogi paste is distributed evenly.
  13. Keep your fingers wet and split the mochi dough into 5 portions. Then stretch out each portion and use one portion to wrap each ball of tsubu-an.
  14. These kusa-mochi are likely to stick to the plate they're served on so I think it's easiest to serve them on top of a dusting of kinako.

It is made from mochi and leaves of yomogi, also known as Japanese mugwort. Because Japanese mugwort is kneaded into the mochi, kusa mochi takes on a vivid green color. The ability to make sweet, sticky mochi all in the comfort of one's own home. Quick and easy microwave mochi recipe using a microwave mochi baker. However, on a trip to the Asian store, I found this nifty little microwave mochi baker and I knew we had to have it.

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