Recipe: Perfect How to make Amazake (Japanese Yogurt)

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How to make Amazake (Japanese Yogurt). Great recipe for How to make Amazake (Japanese Yogurt). On girls festival we enjoy Amazake such a long years ,the amazake is one of traditional Japanese sweet drink made from fermented rice, there are low- or non-alcohol. Set the mixture in the machine.

To drink Amazake, I always make it smooth with a blender or food processor first.

Then add a little water to my preference of sweetness and thickness.

You can enjoy both hot and cold Amazake.

You can have How to make Amazake (Japanese Yogurt) using 3 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of How to make Amazake (Japanese Yogurt)

  1. Prepare 100 g of fermented rice (Komekoji).

  2. It’s 100 g of steamed rice or glutinous rice.

  3. Prepare 300 ml of water.

For other options, some people top yogurt with Amazake and use as a sauce of savory dishes like my Amazake Miso Chicken.

Amazake, it's creamy Japanese traditional drink with mild sweetness which boost up your energy level.

Easy to make it at home using yogurt maker.

Try this nutrient rich drink, cold in summer and hot in winter.

How to make Amazake (Japanese Yogurt) step by step

  1. Heat 300ml water and 100g steamed rice put on mid heat..

  2. When (1) comes to boil turn off the heat..

  3. Wait for one min then put 100g fermented rice into the pot..

  4. Mix well heat to 60 degrees then turn off the heat※the temputure do not go over 70 ※.

  5. Pour it to the thermos bottle..

  6. Keep warm it for 3hours.※Have to keep between 50 and 69 degrees..

  7. After 3hours check the temputure, if it is under 60 degrees reheat to 60..

  8. Leave it for 3hours again keep warm between 50℃ and 69℃..

  9. Its done!!.

In this post I explain not only how to make Amazake but also include ABC's of Amazake.

Yogurtia can be use to make: yogurt, soy yogurt, natto, amazake, brown rice amazake, tempeh, tofu, miso, fermented brown rice (koso genmai), salt koji (shio koji), etc.

An easy way to maintain the right temperature is to use a rice cooker or a slow cooker set on warm.

I have a Brød & Taylor Bread Proofer & Yogurt Maker (affiliate link,) which I use for most of my ferments.

Creamy with a natural mild sweetness, Amazake or sweet sake is a popular Japanese hot drink during the New Year's and Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival).