Strawberry Daifuku Mochi | Umami Insider

Ingredients:
- 1 cup Red Bean Paste
- 1 tsp Soy Sauce
- 8 pieces Strawberry
- Katakuri Powder

Mochi:
- ½ cup Shiratama Powder
- 1 Tbsp Katakuri Powder
- ¼ cup Sugar
- ½ cup Water

Instructions:
1. In a small bowl, mix soy sauce and the red bean paste and split into 8 parts.
2. Remove the stalk from the strawberries and cover them with the bean paste. Set them aside.
3. Mix shiratama powder and 1 tablespoon of Katakuri powder in a microwavable bowl. Slowly add water while mixing, making a smooth mixture. Add sugar and mix.
4. Cover the bowl with cling wrap and microwave for 1.5 minutes.
5. Take the bowl out from the microwave and mix well using a rubber spatula. Place the cling wrap again and microwave for an additional 1.5 minutes.
6. Spread plenty of katakuri powder onto a working surface. Place mochi mixture on the powder and sprinkle plenty of katakuri powder on top as well.
7. Press mochi with your hands (be careful it can be hot!) and spread to about 4 x 8-inch rectangle shape.
8. Cut mochi into 8 parts.
9. Wrap around the strawberries covered with red bean paste with mochi.
10. Enjoy!