The procedure for doing the mochi itself is somewhat specific to the Tiger SMJ-B18U machine. The water and rice amounts, or the timings might work in other machines. From experience, however, each machine tends to require a bit of finesse to get right....
This was a 2020 lockdown favorite of mine. It comes from the late Taku Sekine of Dersou and Cheval d’Or, two excellent restaurants in Paris. This makes one portion, though it’s easy enough to scale up....
I stole the concept for this dish from a great restaurant in Portland, Oregon. I’d like to think I’ve made this at home often enough to call this my take....