Chi Chi Dango Strawberry Beer Mochi

A Boozy Twist on a Japanese Girls’ Day Treat

By Rosie Hatch

In Japan, March 3rd is known as “Hinamatsuri,” also known as Girls’ Day. It is an annual holiday to celebrate the health and happiness of female children and femininity in general. To celebrate in style, we have created a Girls’ Day favorite, the chi chi dango mochi, but of course, we needed to add the booze. For this recipe, we used the Abita Brewing Strawberry Lager. However, any light, non-hoppy beer will do! Check out the notes section in the recipe for beer recommendations!

Chi Chi Dango Strawberry Beer Mochi

A boozy twist on a classic Japanese sweet treat

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: Beer Food, Chi chi dango, Mochi, strawberry

Servings: 8 people

Calories: 508kcal

Equipment

• large bowl
• 9 x 13" pan
• cutting board
• plastic knife

Ingredients

• Crisco shortening for greasing
• 16 oz mochiko or sweetened rice flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup strawberry beer
• 2 drops red or pink food coloring
• potato starch for dusting

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350° F
• Grease a 9x13" pan with Crisco really well
• Mix mochiko flour, sugar, coconut milk, water, beer, and food coloring together in a large bowl until all lumps dissolve
• Pour mixture into the pan
• Cover the top tightly with foil
• Bake for 1 hour or until mochi is set
• Remove foil and let cool completely for about 15 minutes
• Dust the cutting board with potato starch
• Turn out the mochi on a cutting board
• Cut into strips then into small rectangles
• Roll all mochi pieces so that they're entirely lightly covered with starch

Notes

Suggestions for Strawberry Beers:

This recipe calls for a hint of strawberry flavor. So, we used a strawberry beer. However, other flavors may be substituted, such as a milk chocolate stout, a coffee porter, a guava cream ale, and so on. Since this is meant to be a sweet treat, we do not recommend the use of sours or hoppy profiles in this recipe. It's also probably best with a low ABV beer. Here are a few strawberry beers that we believe would work well.  

• Strawberry Lager by Abita Brewing Company
  • Origin: Abita Springs, LA
  • ABV: 4.2%
  • IBU: 13
• Strawberry Whale Cake by Burlington Beer Company
  • Origin: Williston, VT
  • ABV: 5.5%
  • IBU: 10
• Strawberry Rhubarb by New Glarus Brewing Company
  • Origin: New Glarus, WI
  • ABV: 4%
  • IBU: 0
• Strawberry Short's Cake by Short's Brewing Company
  • Origin: Bellaire, MI
  • ABV: 4.3%
  • IBU: 10
• Strawberry Milkshake Stout by Rochester Mills Production Brewery
  • Origin: Auburn Hills, MI
  • ABV: 5.2%
  • IBU: 19

As always, we advocate for local and independent craft beer. You'll only need a cup for this recipe, so enjoy the rest of the beer as a pairing with your mochi. If it lasts through the recipe! 

Cheers! 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 98g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 2mg

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