Crispy Warm Sesame Mochi with XO Caramel

Name: Crispy Warm Sesame Mochi with XO Caramel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp brandy, or to taste; 3 Tbsps softened butter; 8 servings Soybean oil, for frying; 74 grams wheat starch; 946 milliliters heavy cream; 595 grams glutinous rice flour; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 158 milliliters sugar; 473 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters water; 710 milliliters boiling water; 8 servings White sesame seeds, for coating

Crispy Warm Sesame Mochi with XO Caramel is It is a rather cheap recipe for fans of Japanese food. A mixture of salt, water, glutinous rice flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine the rice flour, wheat starch, sugar, butter, and salt in a mixing bowl.

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Wheat Starch

Rice Flour

Butter

Sugar

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Mix together and then add the boiling water. Stir with a spoon, and then knead with your hands to form a smooth paste. Wet your hands and form the dough into 1-inch diameter balls, and then roll them in the sesame seeds.

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Sesame Seeds

Dough

Water

Roll

Put the sugar and water in a large saucepan over high heat and stir. Bring to a boil without stirring and cook, still without stirring, until the sugar becomes a deep brown caramel. Do not stir at any point after the pot is placed on the stove or the sugar will crystallize.

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Caramel

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Stove

Pot

Add the cream and salt and cook until reduced by one-quarter.

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Cream

Salt

Add the brandy when the sauce is almost done reducing.

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Brandy

Sauce

Put enough soybean oil in a saucepan to come 3-inches up the sides of the pan and heat to 350 degrees F. Lower the mochi balls into the oil and fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Drain on a paper towel.

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Paper Towels

Serve on a plate with the warm caramel in a dipping sauce bowl on the side.

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Dipping Sauce

Caramel

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Bowl

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.