Recipe : Amazake
Amazake is a traditional Japanese drink made from rice koji (a type of mold) and rice porridge. It’s also a popular vegan option in Japanese cuisine. This recipe is an improved and upgraded version of my earlier Amazake recipe, and this time, I’ll be sharing three different flavors.
Ingredients (About 1L):
Plain Amazake:
1 Cup (200ml) Japanese rice
3 cup (600ml) Water *For making rice porridge
1.5 cup (300ml) Water *For lower the temperature of rice porridge
200g Kome Koji *Rice mold https://amzn.to/35IfOQM
Cacao flavor:
50ml Amazake
1/2 Tbsp Cacao powder
Powder sugar, as needed
Kinako & Sesame flavor:
50ml Amazake
1 Tbsp White sesame *ground
1/2 tsp Kinako *Dried soybean powder https://amzn.to/3svMPcv
Brown sugar syrup, to your taste https://amzn.to/39wKUMo
Banana & Soymilk flavor:
1/2 Cup (100ml) Soymilk
3/4 Cup (150ml) Amazake
1/2 size Banana
Directions:
Plain Amazake:
1. Wash the rice in plain water and transfer it to a rice cooker together with water and cook it.
2. Once the rice is done cooking, add another water and lower the temperature of the mixture of 60 ℃, which will allow the kome koji to become active.
3. Break up any lumps in the kome koji, add it to the rice and mix well.
4. Leave the lid of the rice cooker open and set the cooker to “warm”. Check the temperature of the mixture occasionally to keep it around 60℃. Stir occasionally and your Amazake will be done in 8 hours.
Cacao flavor:
1. Pour Amazake in a cup.
2. Add cacao powder and powder sugar and stir well.
Kinako & Sesame flavor:
1. Pour Amazake in a cup.
2. Add kinako and ground sesame powder on top.
3. Grizzle the brown sugar syrup.
Banana & Soymilk flavor:
1. Put banana, soymilk and amazake in a mixer and blend well.
YUCa’s Tips:
1. Be patient and keep the Amazake temperature 55-70 degrees for 8 hours
2. Use rice cooker, thermos or yogurt maker to make Amazake
3. Stir the Amazake and check the temperature every 2 hours
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Note : This recipe was first submitted in Jan 16, 2021.
