How to Make Ichigo Daifuku (Strawberry Mochi Rice Cake) - Video Recipe

Daifuku (大福: literally "great luck") is a traditional Japanese confectionery (和菓子 wagashi). It is a mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with anko (azuki - red bean paste).

Ichigo (strawberry) daifuku is a rice cake with strawberry and red bean paste filling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xd3NLTsiMc

In this tutorial, I will show you how to make Ichigo Daifuku using Kiri-mochi (square pieces of rice cake, packed individually). I'm sure you can get Kiri-mochi at Azian grocery stores :D



---------------------------------

Ichigo Daifuku (Strawberry Mochi Rice Cake)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 10min
Number of servings: 6

Ingredients:
3 (150g) Kiri-Mochi (square pieces of rice cake)
3 tbsp. sugar (or use sugar substitute)
3 tbsp. water
6 strawberries
100g Tsubu-An (red bean paste with skin of beans)
Mochitoriko *Katakuriko (potato starch) or corn starch is okay

Directions:
1. Divide Tsubu-An (red bean paste with skin of beans) into 6 portions and wrap the strawberries.
2. Put Kiri-Mochi, sugar, and water in a microwavable glass container. Lightly cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 3 minutes at 500w.
3. When the mochi is done, use wooden spatula or rice paddle and knead. Lift up and mix until water dissolves.
4. Place Mochitoriko flour in a flat container, dust the mochi and divide it into 6 portions.
5. Flatten down a piece of mochi, put the bean paste in the center, and pinch to close.

レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-post_10.html
---------------------------------

Microwaved mochi gets hard quickly, so eat as soon as you make!!!

Products I used:



♥Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel♥
http://www.youtube.com/ochikeron

♥Please follow my Instagram♥
https://www.instagram.com/ochikeron/

♥Please "Like" me on Facebook♥
http://www.facebook.com/Ochikeron/

♥Follow me on twitter♥
http://twitter.com/ochikeron (English)
http://twitter.com/alohaforever (Japanese)

♥My Cookbook♥

Easy Sugar-Free Fresh Strawberry Tart - Video Recipe

This tutorial will show you how to make a fruit tart from scratch!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vTuHAxGpC0

Great recipe to try when the strawberries are in season ;)



I used sugar substitute (to save calories) but you can of course use regular sugar.

---------------------------------
Easy Sugar-Free Fresh Strawberry Tart

Difficulty: Medium
Time: 3hrs
Number of servings: 6

Necessary Equipment:
16cm (6.3-inch) tart pan with a removable bottom

Ingredients:
((Crust))
60g (2.1oz.) unsalted butter (softened)
30g (1.0oz.) powder sugar (or sugar substitute)
1 egg yolk
100g (3.5oz.) cake flour
((Filling))
40g (1.4oz.) unsalted butter (softened)
30g (1.0oz.) powder sugar (or sugar substitute)
1 egg
1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
40g (1.4oz.) almond powder (ground almonds)
a few drops vanilla extract
((Syrup))
20g (0.7oz.) powder sugar (or sugar substitute)
20ml hot water
a bit of Kirschwasser (colorless fruit liquor) *optional
((Decoration))
80g (2.8oz.) sugar-free fresh apricot jelly, jam, or preserves
fresh strawberries
fresh mint leaves *optional

Directions:
((Crust))
1. Cream the butter in a large bowl with a wire whisk. Add sugar substitute or powder sugar, egg yolk, and mix well.
2. Sift in flour and fold in with a spatula. At the beginning, it becomes like Parmesan cheese. Then after a while, it comes together, so mix with patience.
3. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate the crust for at least 1 hour to chill.
((Filling))
1. Cream the butter in a large bowl with a wire whisk. Add sugar substitute or powder sugar, egg, cornstarch, almond powder, Kirsch (if you like), and mix well.
2. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
3. Roll out crust between two pieces of plastic wrap to 4mm (just over 1/8") thick.
4. Transfer the crust to the tart pan with a removable bottom, press it evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Trim crust flush with the edges of the pan. Lightly prick the bottom of the crust with a fork.
5. Fill the almond filling (1.) and smooth the top. Bake at 180C (350F) for 25 minutes until lightly browned.
6. Place the tart pan on the wire rack to cool.
((Syrup))
1. Mix sugar substitute or granulated sugar, hot water, and Kirsch if you like.
((Decoration))
1. Strain fresh apricot jam to remove any large clumps.
2. Wash and hull strawberries, leave one strawberry whole and cut others into halves.
3. When the tart is completely cool, remove from the pan and gently brush the top with syrup and apricot jam.
4. Place the strawberry whole in the middle and arrange the strawberry halves around it.
5. Mix the remaining jam and a bit of syrup to thin down the jam. Using a pastry brush, coat strawberries with jam to give a shine. Garnish with mint leaves if you like.

レシピ（日本語）
http://www.cooklabo.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-post_07.html
---------------------------------

The sugar substitute I used:
Pal Sweet by Ajinomoto *30g sugar = 10g Pal Sweet
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/lcr/lineup/pal/

動画ではお砂糖の代わりに味の素のパルスイートを使いました。
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/lcr/lineup/pal/index.html

My other tart ideas ;)
http://cookpad.com/recipe/261359
http://cookpad.com/recipe/271864
♥Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel♥
http://www.youtube.com/ochikeron

♥Please "Like" me on Facebook♥
http://www.facebook.com/Ochikeron/

♥Follow me on twitter♥
http://twitter.com/ochikeron (English)
http://twitter.com/alohaforever (Japanese)

♥My Cookbook♥

Crispy Hina-Arare Cheese Truffles (Girl's Day) - Video Recipe

This is crispy truffles recipe using leftover hina-arare ;)

March 3rd is Hinamatsuri (Japanese Doll Festival or Girls' Day). On this day, we set up hina dolls (hina-ningyo) that are believed to protect girls from bad luck.
Hina dolls recipe is HERE ;)

On Hinamatsuri, we eat colorful rice puffs called hina-arare. They commonly consists of three colors: pink, white, and green: pink represents life, white represents earth, and green represents trees. Those who eat them are believed to drive out their misfortune and disease.

It tastes like crispy cheesecake! Yummy!!!
I recommend you to eat them on the day you made because they wilt after a day. They are still good in that way, though. hehe


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_oBpsVEjqw

Damn… the eyeshadow colors were washed out after the upload…



---------------------------------
Crispy Hina-Arare Cheese Truffles (Girl's Day)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 5min + 30min refrigeration time
Number of servings: 8

Ingredients:
50g (1.8oz.) cream cheese *softened to room temperature
50g (1.8oz.) white chocolate
30g (1.0oz.) hina-arare (for filling) *use the small grains
moderate amount hina-arare (for coating) *use the small grains

Directions:
1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over hot water (60C/140F). Leave for about few seconds and mix well.
2. Mix softened cream cheese.
3. Add hina-arare (for filling), and gently mix them in.
4. Divide the mixture into 8, roll into balls using hands, roll truffles in hina-arare (for coating), and refrigerate for 30 minutes until they set.

レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post_28.html
---------------------------------

It is perfect for White Day (3/14) recipe :D
On White Day males who received a "honmei-choco" (chocolate of love) or "Giri-choco" (chocolate of courtesy) on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts! hehe

♥Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel♥
http://www.youtube.com/ochikeron

♥Please "Like" me on Facebook♥
http://www.facebook.com/Ochikeron/

♥Follow me on twitter♥
http://twitter.com/ochikeron (English)
http://twitter.com/alohaforever (Japanese)

♥My Cookbook♥