Saturday, August 27, 2011

Sticky Rice 糯米饭

 These dried Chinese sausage and bacon come individually wrapped now.
 Scallions, mushrooms, sliced Chinese sausage and bacon.
 Soaked dried scallop and small dried shrimp.
 Fry uncooked rice few minutes till just starting to turn very very  light brown.
There are different methods of making this dish. Some people soak and steam the glutinous rice, fry the meat, and then mix the two together.  My method is different but it works well for me.

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon small dried shimp
1 Chinese sausage (lap cheung), sliced thinly
1 Chinese bacon, sliced thinly
2 stalks green onion, sliced
4 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked, then diced
2 dried scallops, soaked overnight and shredded (optional)
2 oz diced pork, seasoned with soy sauce & Chinese wine (optional)

2 cups glutinous rice, uncooked
1 cup Thai jasmine rice, uncooked
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons dark soy
3 3/4 cups cold water, plus liquid from soaked scallops to make 4 rice cups liquid
(note: if using all glutinous rice, reduce liquid to 3 cups only)

Method:
If using pork, fry pork and remove. Fry all other ingredients and remove.  Add more oil if nec, fry uncooked rice for a few minutes. Put everything in a rice cooker, add seasoning and water and cook rice. 
Serve with vegetables for a complete meal.