Kushi-dango (skewered Sweet Dumplings)
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- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 cup glutinous-rice flour
- 3⁄4 cup warm water
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For Sauce
- 3⁄4 - 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons potato starch or 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons water
- bamboo stick
directions
- Put rice flour in a bowl and add warm water.
- Knead the dough well.
- Make small round dumplings.
- Place the dumplings in a steamer and steam them on high heat for 10 minute
- Cool the dumplings and skewer them in bamboo sticks. (3-4 dumplings each stick.)
- Mix water, sugar, and soysauce in a pan and put it on medium heat.
- Mix the water and potatostarch in a cup and set aside.
- When the sauce boils, add the starch mixture and mix quickly.
- Slightly grill the skewered dumplings and brush the sauce over them.
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Reviews
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i give 4 stars for this recipe but only because the recipe needs some quirking. Most need more flour to get the dough to be the correct consistancy, i added about 1/3 cup more flour. I used mochiko glutenous rice flour...the sauce was perfect but there was excess sauce remaining. i got about 16 dumplings from this recipe but i could have gotten more had i known they expand during steaming i would have made them smaller. It would be helpful if the recipe stated how to steam these for people who are steaming ignorant such as myself but i figured it out:-) and i had to steam mine for about 17 minutes to get them to be just right...i also cooled mine immeadiatly under very cold water...anwyays my final product was yummy kushi dango dumpling goodness...the japanese equivalent of a caramel apple :-) i grew up in japan until i was 18 and this recipe turned out just like the dango dumplings i remember eating at street festivals such as Nebuta,cherry blossom and tanabata! they really hit on point to home! bomb diggity is my final rating!!! must taste these~!
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The amount of water was a little bit over with me too (didn't use it all), but the dumplings were still pretty awesome! I'll try to add some coconut instead of that much flour, so it gets a little lighter next time. Considering also some fruit for the sauce - lychee may work fine with the soy sauce taste. Easy recipe with great result, thank you BirdyBaker!
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I only made the sauce part and used it on pre-made Korean race cakes for a quicker version. For such a simple recipe, this sauce is great and tastes authentic. My husband likes them too, and requested that I pack these in his lunch! I used to eat kushi dango all the time in high school and this is the first time I've tried a home version. Thanks for this!
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The amount of water was a little bit over with me too (didn't use it all), but the dumplings were still pretty awesome! I'll try to add some coconut instead of that much flour, so it gets a little lighter next time. Considering also some fruit for the sauce - lychee may work fine with the soy sauce taste. Easy recipe with great result, thank you BirdyBaker!
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