Mitarashi Dango!

Made some Mitarashi Dango last night!

I wanted to share because I was so pleased with myself. lol

I actually used the recipe from this site for those of you who are interested:

http://www.justhungry.com/mitarashi-dango-rice-dough-dumplings-sweet-salty-sauce

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If you can't open the link, Here are the ingredients and instructions that I copied directly from the site

(I think using the site is more helpful though because there are also images included for each step, but here you go!):

For the dango (dumplings):

• 220ml joushinko( glutinous rice flour)
• 110ml shiratamako, or mochiko (sweet rice flour) plus 1 Tbs. of cornstarch or potato starch
• 265ml or so of hot tap water (water that’s hot if you put your hand in, but doesn’t burn you)
• A pot of boiling salted water

For the mitarashi sauce:

• 1/4 cup (55 ml) sugar
• 1/2 cup (105ml) water, with 1 Tbs. cornstarch or potato starch or arrowroot dissolved in it
• 1/8 cup (28 ml) soy sauce
• 1 Tbs. mirin
• 1/2 Tbs. rice vinegar

Equipment needed:

• a pot for boiling the dumplings
• a bowl for mixing the dough
• the same bowl or another one to cool the dumplings
• a grill or grill pan
• a small pan to cook the sauce
• bamboo or wooden skewers

Mix together the joushinko and the hot water. Add the shiratamako. Mix until it forms a soft dough that feels a bit dry to the touch. It’s a very pleasant dough to handle.

Divide the dough into 25 pieces (you can do this by forming a long log and cutting it, or just divide it up in the bowl and eyeball it). Make each piece into a little round ball. It doesn’t have to be perfect in shape - a little bumpiness is fine.

Bring a pot of water to a boil and add salt, as you would for boiling pasta. Add the dumplings a few at a time to the pot. After a few minutes, the dumplings will come floating to the surface. Boil for a further 3-4 minutes, then scoop out with a slotted spoon or similar.

Immediately dump the dumplings into a bowl of cold water.

Put the dumplings on skewers, 4 or 5 per skewer. Try to pierce the dumplings in the middle.

Grill the skewered dumplings on a grill or a grill pan, turning several times, until nice burn marks form over them.

While you’re grilling the dumplings, make the mitarashi sauce. Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small pan and bring to a boil. Cook until the sauce has thickened. The more it cools, the more viscous it will get. You can make the sauce in advance too.

Pour the sauce over the still warm skewered dumplings. They are best eaten right away, but you can make them in advance too, as long as you bring them to room temperature before eating.