Strawberry Rhubarb Mochi Recipes

Steps:

• For the Basil Fluid Gel
• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add the basil and blanch for 30 seconds. Drain and refresh immediately under cold running water. Squeeze out all the water.
• Set up an ice bath in a large bowl.
• Put the basil in a blender with the simple syrup and the 1/3 cup water. Blend until bright green, smooth, and thin in consistency. Pour into a medium bowl, set it into the ice bath, and infuse for 20 minutes. Strain through a fine strainer, discarding the solids.
• Blend the sugar and agar together well, then pour the syrup into the blender. Turn the blender to low and sift the sugar and agar into the vortex. Blend for 1 minute.
• Pour into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour into a baking dish, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until set, about 10 minutes.
• Put the gel back into the blender and blend until very smooth. Strain through a fine strainer. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• For the Mochi
• Dust twenty 2-inch demisphere molds with potato starch or line two empty egg cartons with plastic wrap and dust lightly with potato starch.
• Put the strawberries in a spice grinder and process to a fine powder.
• Whisk the strawberry powder with the sugar, mochiko flour, and a pinch of salt in a microwave-safe bowl. Add 3/4 cup cold water and mix into a smooth paste. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 90 seconds. Stir. If the dough is very tight, stir in a little more water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute. The dough will darken and become opaque.
• Dust a work surface heavily with potato starch. Working quickly, roll the warm dough 1/16 inch thick. Cut 3 1/2-inch rounds of dough. Hold a round of dough in your palm and fill with 1 tablespoon strawberry-rhubarb compote. Pinch the dough closed, stretching it if necessary, and place, seam side down, in the mold. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.
• To Serve
• If desired, process a few strawberries in a spice grinder to a fine powder.
• Make a smear of the basil fluid gel on a dessert plate and set a mochi on top. Garnish, if you want, with a few pinches of the strawberry powder and some basil leaves. Repeat for each serving.
• make it simpler
• In place of the compote, doctor all-natural strawberry-rhubarb preserves with some grated lemon zest and diced fresh strawberries. Instead of making the basil fluid gel, you could just puree the basil with the simple syrup, strain it, and use the puree as a sauce.
• what's a fluid gel?
• Set with agar and then run through a blender, fluid gels land right in the middle between being a liquid and a solid. Because they can hold a shape, fluid gels take us beyond the pool of sauce on a plate and make all kinds of interesting presentations possible. And they pack super-intense flavors.

Steps:

• Make the topping: Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, both sugars and the lemon zest. Add the melted butter and stir until the mixture forms small and large clumps. Refrigerate 10 minutes.
• Make the filling: Toss the rhubarb, strawberries, lemon juice, granulated sugar, cornstarch and salt in a 9-inch square baking dish or 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Let sit 10 minutes.
• Cover the fruit thickly and evenly with the topping. Place the dish on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until the topping is golden brown in places and the fruit is bubbling beneath, 40 to 50 minutes. Let the crumble rest at least 15 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or Greek yogurt.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the fruit, toss the rhubarb, strawberries, 3/4 cup of the granulated sugar and the orange zest together in a large bowl. In a measuring cup, dissolve the cornstarch in the orange juice and then mix it into the fruit. Pour the mixture into an 8-by-11-inch baking dish and place it on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• For the topping, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, salt and oatmeal. With the mixer on low speed, add the butter and mix until the dry ingredients are moist and the mixture is in crumbles. Sprinkle the topping over the fruit, covering it completely, and bake for 1 hour, until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix white sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, strawberries, and rhubarb. Place the mixture in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, butter, and oats until crumbly. You may want to use a pastry blender for this. Crumble on top of the rhubarb and strawberry mixture.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp and lightly browned.

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb, strawberries, and sugar in a large bowl. Mix well so that the sugar evenly coats the fruit. Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Add fruit and sugar mixture to a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Season with salt. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Spoon small portions of the stewed fruit into bowls. Drizzle each serving with a few tablespoons of half-and-half.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees and line a standard muffin tin with paper liners. (If not using a nonstick pan, spray the exposed metal with nonstick cooking spray.)
• Combine the strawberries and rhubarb in a medium bowl. Add 1 tablespoon sugar; toss and set aside. Place the rest of the sugar (1 cup plus 3 tablespoons), along with the melted butter and eggs, in a large bowl. Whisk vigorously for about 30 seconds, until the yolks are pale and the mixture is smooth and glossy. Add the sour cream, vanilla and lemon zest, and whisk just until smooth.
• In another medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. (Be careful not to overmix.)
• Transfer the fruit mixture to a strainer set over a bowl or the sink. Toss with a spoon, allowing any excess liquid to drain. (The amount will vary depending on the ripeness of the berries.) Discard the liquid and add the fruit to the batter, folding it in until just combined.
• Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups. (The cups will be very full and slightly heaping.) Sprinkle the tops with the Demerara sugar and bake for 18 to 23 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean and the muffins spring back when lightly pressed.
• Let the muffins cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then carefully transfer them to a rack to cool completely. The muffin tops may spread into each other slightly as they bake; simply cut the tops apart with a paring knife when the muffins come out of the oven and immediately run the knife very gently under the edges of the muffin tops to release them from the pan, being careful not to separate them from the bottoms.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar. Add strawberries and chopped rhubarb. Toss with sugar and flour and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Pour filling into pie crust. Dot top with butter, and cover with top crust. Seal edges of top and bottom crust with water.
• Apply yolk to top of pie, using a pastry brush. Sprinkle with sugar. Cut small holes in top to let steam escape.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), for 35 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly and brown. Cool on rack.