Brocks Jelly
Donuts
ABOUT THE DISH
I really don't know what took me so long to do this. I wanted to combine onigiri and donuts and the best way to do ti, in my opinion, was the deep fry that bad boy. I made my own rice mix, umeboshi jam and then I treated her just like a donut. Its sweet, savory, crunchy and sour. Hope you enjoy.
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1 container of umeboshi plums/ or 1/2 cup of the paste.
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2 tbs powdered Gelatin
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1 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup water
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2 cups cooked rice
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2 tbs rive vin
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1tbs mirin
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1tbs white sugar
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2tbs rice seasoning. I use Togarashi from Spiceology.
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2 Tbs glutenous rice flour
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2 sheets nori
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8 cups canola oil*
INGREDIENTS
1.5 hours
Let's COOK!
For the Jelly
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In a blender, add umeboshi paste, ot pitted umeboshi plums, water and sugar. Blend for approx 30 seconds
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Add in Gelatin and blend for another 30 seconds
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Pour jelly mixture in a sauce pans, and on med-low heat whisk until little bubbles form.
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once you get to ragin boils, bring the heat down to simmer, and simmer while stirring for 1 min.
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Taste mixture to see if any additional seasoning need to be added. ( this is up to you and what you like. So if you want it sweeter, go on ahead)
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Once you are happy with the flavor, pour on a sheet tray and place in the fridge to cool. Approx 1 hour
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ONce you pull the gelly out is shouldnt be runny but thicc like the jam you get from the store. If you jam comes out runny, add in 1 more tbs of gelatin and repeat steps 2-6
Let's COOK!
For the Rice
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Start cooking your rice, use4 the instructions on the container you are using. I like to use jasmine rice and the ratio is 1:1. So 1 cup rice to one cup water. And I prefer to use a rice cooker.
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Once rice had finsished cooking let cool for anout 15 min.
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To the rice add in togarashi seasoning, sugar, mirim, vinegar and rice flour.
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Mix to incorporate
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ONce the mixture is well incorporated, grab you onigri maker (pr your hands if you dont have one) and place rice on the bottom, making a hole for filling.
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In that hole add in 1tbs of your jelly and cover with more rice.
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Press into a ball, care not to squeeze too tight and bust the jelly.
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Fill a pot about 3 inches up with your neutral oil. Heat on medium until it reaches 350⁰F (175⁰ C).
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While that heats, cut your nori in 1/2 inch by 2 in rectangle and place on your onigiri
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Once the oil's at the right temperature, gently place rice balls
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Flip them after 2-3 minutes until golden or dark brown. Once both sides are cooked evenly, place them on a paper towel or rack to drain & cool.
While they are cooling place some left over jam on a plate and stack you golden donuts. Make sure to shcmear those bad boys in the jam while you're eating. This will make our boy brock proud.
Please enjoy
