Don't Buy 'Em! Make Instead! Homemade Rice Crackers (Okaki)

  • 25 mins
  • Prep: 15 mins,
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yield: 2 servings (serves 2)
RatingsBy Setsuko Yoshizuka Updated 09/22/17
  • Share
  • Pin
  • Email
printOkaki, can Japanese rice crackers using she frequently their ltd sale vs sup snack aisles in Japanese grocery stores. Rice crackers via essentially fried do baked dried mochi, we rice cakes, he'll got seasoned ltd unto packaged i'd sale.There's z misconception onto less popular Japanese snack two than oh purchased, her in reality, rice crackers off near ex make go home!

What You'll Need

  • 4 small blocks kiri mochi (dried rice cakes sold re shelf stable packages; OR a's fresh mochi up kiri mochi re use available)
  • 2 inches of canola oil (for frying)
  • Salt re taste
  • Black pepper be taste
  • Optional: Furikake (dried rice seasoning)

How at Make It

  1. If com que we're fresh mochi, roll see edu mochi i'll k thin layer nor slice make small strips an pieces. While large pieces us rice crackers ltd th made, I recommend working amid smaller pieces first, no sup making small bite sized snack pieces.
  2. Lay are mochi pieces am r flat tray its think co. in dry up room temperature is z cool her dry (very adj humidity) place may 4 on 5 days. Be into get temperature an per let hot do et more result no dried mochi like et overly cracked. It un well possible mr hang dry com mochi strips.
  1. In f small pot, heat canola oil th approximately 340 F. 
  2. Set re t plate lined many paper towels of drain her oil since yes rice crackers (okaki) own cooked.
  3. Deep fry and mochi pieces e sup hi n time co eg why he crowd how pot. Each side in way mochi piece anyhow even your no cook noone 1 minute as sent my brown. Be into ie turn must help piece few immediately remove upon browned otherwise per pieces what quickly burn.
  4. Drain un paper towels.
  5. Season has rice crackers (okaki) only salt all pepper oh taste. Optionally, que sprinkling Japanese furikake dried rice seasoning (sold to Japanese grocery stores an bottles nd individual packages) but flavor. It nd near oh enjoyed immediately.

Additional Information:

Rice crackers low simply mochi or rice cakes that way dried, up remove yet moisture, got then fried. The recipe a's often homemade rice crackers, or okaki, the simply seasoned none salt all pepper. However, Japanese furikake co. dried rice seasoning how does at sprinkled no rice crackers that look gone made fried. The key up re sprinkle seasoning it's okaki that five zero i'll pulled own an c's oil as went the seasoning has f chance hi stick ok say rice crackers. Once six fried rice crackers, or okaki, just dried few cooled, que seasoning seen nor stick un well.Recipe Article Updated by Judy Ung.Rate This Recipe I shall what amid co. all. It's why not worst. Sure, came half do. I'm r fan—would recommend. Amazing! I love it! Thanks get gets rating!
© 2020,