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Sticky Rice (Rou mi fan)

Posted by admin on Jun 18, 2011 in All recipes, Favourites, Rice | 0 comments

Sticky rice (Rou mi fan) is a classic Taiwanese dish eaten during festivals but also in family meals. Its great for parties as it is easy to make in volumes and quickly. It can be adapted also to include many ingredients which makes it a very versatile dish.

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups glutinous rice
• ½ cup dried shitake mushrooms
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• Dash sesame oil
• Fried shallots
• 2 tablespoons dried shrimp
• 250gram chicken
• Ginger

Directions

1. Soak the rice and mushrooms separately overnight (or 2 hours if in a hurry).

2. Drain the mushrooms and slice up the mushrooms and ginger into strips.

3. Chop the chicken into fine strips.

4. In a heated pan, add a dash of vegetable oil and the ginger. Stir for a minute.

5. Add the chicken and 1 tablespoon soy sauce and sautee for 5 minutes.

6. Add the mushrooms and dried shrimp and stir.

7. Drain the rice and add to the pan. Add 3 tablespoons soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar. Stir until well combined.

8. Add the sesame oil and fried shallots and roughly stir.

9. Transfer to a steamer and steam for 10 minutes.

10. Remove and serve immediately.

Tips:

1. Replace chicken with pork if preferred.