Chi Chi Dango Strawberry Beer Mochi

Name: Chi Chi Dango Strawberry Beer Mochi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
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)

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

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Japanese

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

Servings: 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!