How can you make packaged mochi?

Question

This is my first time buying mochi so I was wondering is the packaged version eatable or do I have to cook it? If anyone has any ideas on different recipes that would be great.
Thanks!

Answer 1

You will need to cook the packaged mochi. The easiest way, for me, is to boil them in Miso Soup. Instant miso soup works well, but below is a recipe for miso soup. You can also add it to ramen. Add it after you cook the noodles, but keep the pot on the stove so the soup continues to boil.


Miso Soup with Mushrooms

3 cups dashi stock (dashi stock powder is available at Asian food stores)
2 thinly sliced fresh mushrooms (shiitake or white button)
1½ tablespoons miso paste
1 tablespoon Japanese soy sauce
1½ oz (45g) silken tofu—cut into cubes
½ scallion—thinly sliced on the diagonal


BRING the stock to a gentle boil in a saucepan, add the mushrooms and simmer for 3 minutes. MIX together the miso and soy sauce in a small bowl, then add to the hot dashi stock. ADD the tofu. HEAT the soup and, just before it comes to the boil, remove from the heat. POUR the soup into bowls and garnish with the sliced scallions on top to serve.

Variations: you can add various other ingredients to make a more substantial soup, such as cooked shrimp, snow pea sprouts, cooked rice noodles, or paper-thin slices of fresh ginger.
MOCHI TOO!

Answer 2

You could try to make mochi ice cream cook it then wrap it around ice cream balls.