Recipe #1: Tofu Dango

Hey guys!

This recipe is the first of all the recipes I will be posting! First, let me tell you a little bit about this recipe. It is a Japanese dish and it is sweet (almost as if it is a dessert). But you have to know what to expect, because this dessert is not what we are used to in America. It is a savory/sweet dessert and it may sound a little funny, but fear not! It is good to be adventurous!
By the way, my favorite (and in my opinion, the best one) is the sweet soy sauce.
So here it goes...

List of Ingredients:

• 100g (3.5 OZ) Glutinous Rice Flour
• 100g (3.5 OZ) Soft Silken Tofu, or firm if you wish
• 2 TBSP Soybean Flour (Kinako)
• 1 TBSP Sugar
• 2 TBSP Black Sesame Seeds
• 1 TBSP Sugar
• 1 TBSP Sugar
• 1 TBSP Soy Sauce
• 1 TBSP Mirin

How to Cook your Tofu Dango:

Make your toppings!

First, add your soy bean flour and sugar to a dish...

 Then, stir them together and mix well...

That is one of your toppings.
Next, put your black sesame seeds into the blender and grind them until they are a soft powder-like consistency...

Then, put them in a dish and mix well with sugar...

This is another one of your toppings!

Now, you have to make your dumpling dough!
First, put your rice flour and tofu in a bowl and knead them together with your hand...

Until it becomes soft and firm.
P.S. - If it becomes too sticky, add a little bit of water.

Then, split the dough into three pieces. Then, split those three pieces into three pieces each. Then split each piece into three smaller pieces.

You should end up with 27 pieces.

Once you are done splitting them into pieces, then start to roll them into balls.

Now its time to cook them!

First, bring a pot of water to a boil. Then, gently put your dumplings into the pot.

Cook them for 1-2 mins. They are done when they float to the top of the water.

Once done, transfer the dumplings directly from the boiling water to a bowl of cold ice water...

Then, drain well...

Once done, take your skewers and skewer three dumplings on the end of one skewer...

Then, roll the skewer in the topping...

Top three skewers with the same topping.

Now, its time for the last topping.
First, take your Mirin and put it into a pot, then add your sugar and soy sauce to the pot.

Second, bring it to a light boil.

Make sure to keep stirring to cook evenly, and lift your pot and move the pot in a circular motion (sorry, no pictures of this). Do this in order to distribute the heat evenly. The sauce should be slightly lighter in color and it should be thick. Be sure not to burn the sauce.

Then, roll your last three skewers into the sweet soy sauce...

They should look like this... 

 You're done!!!!

YUMMY ^-^!!!

I hope you enjoy!!!

*~*Until Next Time*~*