Kofuku Mame (Roasted Soybean Griddle Cakes)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 40 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 6
About this dish
Kofuku mame, meaning happiness beans, is a rustic griddle snack from the Kohoku area of Shiga.
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Roasted soybeans are folded into a slowly flowing batter of wheat flour, sugar, salt, and water, then cooked as small discs until both sides are golden. The thin cake surrounds each nutty, firm bean; using rice flour instead gives a chewier result. Farming households once grew soybeans on paddy ridges and wheat as a second crop, turning their own staples into a filling break-time sweet when sugary treats were scarce. It remains an easy year-round family snack, especially popular with children. The soybeans need thorough roasting and the batter must cook through without raw flour at the center.
Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Control
Spread the dried soybeans in one layer in a dry pan.
Roast over low heat for 12 to 15 minutes, shaking often, until a split bean is golden and nutty through the center. Cool.
- 2Season
Whisk the flour, sugar, and salt together in a bowl.
Begin with 120 ml water and mix only until no dry lumps remain.
- 3Step
Add the remaining water gradually until the batter falls from a spatula in a slow, thick ribbon.
Fold in the cooled roasted soybeans without breaking them.
- 4Step
Heat an electric griddle to 170°C or set a pan over medium-low, then brush with a very thin film of oil.
Ladle the batter into 8 cm discs.
- 5Finish
Cook the first side for 3 to 4 minutes, until the edges look dry and the base is golden.
Turn, cook 3 minutes more, and serve warm once no wet batter remains in the center.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Soybeans are roasted until nutty through the center.
- Finish cue
- Cook the first side for 3 to 4 minutes, until the edges look dry and the base is golden.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official food safety guidance.
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40min, 6 ingredients
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50min, 7 ingredients
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