New Year’s Japanese Mochi

Start your new year off right by preparing this delicious and easy-to-make Japanese mochi recipe.

Ingredients

Serves 2

  • 2 pieces of mochi (rice cakes)

For sauce

  • 6.8 oz water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 oz soy sauce

For thickening

  • 1/4 cup starch
  • 1 oz water

Directions

Ready in 10 min

  1. Place the Sauce ingredients in a pan. Heat until the granulated sugar melts and turn off the heat.
  2. Mix the Thickening ingredients well. Add it to the sauce in the pan and mix well. Put the heat on and mix until it looks glossy.
  3. Place the mochi on the aluminum foil and bake on Oven Mode at 230°C for 6 – 8 minutes
  4. Place the baked mochi on the plate and pour the sauce on it. It’s easier to eat if you cut the mochi in half after heated.