Amazake - Traditional Japanese Rice Drink
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Cooked short grain sushi rice (1 cup of rice before cooking)
  • 7 oz. (200 g) rice koji
  • Some water
Instructions
  1. Cook short grain sushi rice normally and let it cool.
  2. When rice is cool down a bit (slightly warm to the touch), stir in koji into rice and mix well with a rick scooper or a large spoon.
  3. Pour warm water (not hotter than 149 degrees F or 65 degrees C) into the rice mixture until the mixture is well coated with water and almost water covers the mixture.
  4. Place the cooking pot in the rice cooker and set the rice cooker to "Keep Warm" mode. Leave the lid slightly open so it doesn't get too warm. Check the temperature of the mixture with a thermometer and keep it between 135 to 145 degrees F (57 to 63 degrees C). Do not go beyond 149 degrees F (65 degrees C) or koji will die.
  5. Keep the mixture warm for 5 to 6 hours.
  6. While it's warm, blend it in a blender until it gets smooth. This is optional.
Recipe by Asian Vegan & Beyond at http://www.asianveganandbeyond.com/amazake-traditional-japanese-rice-drink/