Taro gelato - recipe details translated
The very easy “Urawaza Gelato” (a taro gelato)
Making a nice sticky gelato at home without a professional ice cream machine is regarded as difficult. However, it can be made at home very easily!
This gelato is also very nutritious. The recipe was appreciated by all the Itoh family.
Material
The main material of this Urawaza gelato is - don’t be surprised - taro! You may not like taro but do not worry as it does not taste like taro at all. That is the reason why this recipe is called Ura-waza (clever) cooking. [If you do like taro, it does have a nice smooth texture if good taro is used].
Basic Vanilla Recipe:
200g of boiled taro
4 big spoonful of fresh cream
4 big spoonful of condensed milk
4 big spoonful of sugar
[one or two] drops of vanilla essence [to taste]
Preparation
Boil taro with a small spoonful of fresh lemon juice, until taro becomes soft, then cool it (e.g. with cold water). Put all ingredients in a food processor and mix at high speed for 30 seconds. Do not use an ordinary juice mixer. The ingredients do not have much water, so the mix becomes stiff and may cause damage. Be sure to use food processor.)
Put the mix in a plastic or metal pan and freeze it for 1.5 hours
Enjoy it in the style of your choice (with or without a cone, etc.).
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Usually when we make ice cream, we have to stir it during the freezing period to make it soft. With this taro recipe, taro’s stickiness keeps air inside so no extra work is needed - just wait! It is incredibly easy, and how about the taste?
Opinions
Ken Shimura: “I would have never known it is made from taro unless I was told so. I don’t like taro or potato so much but I like this gelato!”
Rikako: “ Super! I want to make this for my children as it is nutritious.”
Shiro Itoh: “It doesn’t taste like taro. Where has it gone?”
They all gave appreciation.
Use this recipe with other flavors The preparation is the same: put all ingredients in a food processor and mix them, and then freeze them:
1. Strawberry (or Blueberry)
200g of boiled taro
100g of strawberry or blueberry
6 big spoonful of sugar
1 small spoons of squeezed lemon juice
2. Black sesame
200g of boiled taro
1 or 2 big spoons of black sesame paste
6 big spoons of sugar
3. Chocolate
200g of boiled taro
6 big spoonfuls of chocolate sauce
1 or 2 spoonful of sugar
4. Avocado
200g of boiled taro
100g of avocado
6 big spoonful of sugar
1 small spoonful of lemon juice
5. Cream cheese
200g of boiled taro
100g of cream cheese
6 big spoonful of sugar
1 small spoonful of fresh lemon juice
6. Azuki beans
200g of boiled taro
6 big spoonful of boiled azuki beans
4 big spoonful of sugar
(Add azuki beans after mashing taro and sugar)