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Mochi

May 12 2010
Posted on May 12, 2010 by Your Host, Gina

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What is Mochi?

Mochi is a nutritious bake-and-serve rice snack made from whole grain brown rice. Mochi is all-natural and without additives, preservatives or colorings. It’s also wheat-free and gluten-free. Mochi can be eaten in a variety of ways. Just cut into 1-1/2″ squares and bake in a pre-heated 450° F oven for 8-10 minutes. Watch them puff up before your eyes!

When done, they’re brown and crispy on the outside with a chewy interior. Eat Mochi puffs plain, or with dips or fillings of your own choosing. Mochi can be baked, pan-fried or added to soups just before serving. Mochi also makes great waffles!

Mochi comes in eight delicious flavors: Raisin-Cinnamon, Sesame-Garlic, Super Seed, Chocolate Brownie, Cashew-Date, Original, Wheatgrass with Mugwort, and Pizza.

How is Mochi Made?

Glutinous brown rice is steamed and then mashed and extruded. Customarily, the Japanese pound the steamed rice with wooden mallets in large wooden mortars.

After the soft Mochi comes out of the machine, it is flattened and allowed to cure. Mochi gradually hardens but becomes soft and edible again when you take it home and bake it.

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Erin's Mochi Stir-fry

Apr 9 2010
Posted on April 9, 2010 by Your Host, Gina

1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
12 small mushrooms, sliced
1 green onion, chopped
5 oz Asian pork tenderloin, cut into bite-size pieces
1/4 package Sesame-Garlic Mochi, cut into about little rectangle “sticks” (20-30 pieces?)

Sauce: 2 t soy sauce, 3 drops stevia, 1 clove garlic (minced), dash of sesame oil – Mix sauce ingredients together and set aside.

Heat pan w/ small amount of oil (I used olive oil). Add onions and celery. Saute for a minute or 2. Add bell pepper and mushrooms. Saute again for a minute or 2. Add mochi. Stir and cover with lid for a minute or 2. Add green onion, pork tenderloin, and sauce and stir. Put on plate and eat! Yum!

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