sticky rice

Sticky Rice

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Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients:

5 cups of sweet rice

1 cup of water

2-3 spiced tofu pieces, diced

2 handfuls of reconstituted shiitake mushrooms, sliced

1/4 cup fried onions

1/4 cup dried shrimp

1/2 cup preserved radishes

Couple ounces of pork, sliced

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 tbsp. five spice powder

2 tsp. white pepper

Instructions:

1. Soak your rice overnight. This will help reduce cooking time A LOT.
2. When ready, put your rice in the rice cooker. Do this by hand. Don’t dump it all in, you will get unnecessary water if you just pour it from the bowl.
3. Add in 1/4 cup of water (yes, really). Turn on the rice cooker, halfway through cooking, open it and mix around the rice. Once the rice cooker says it’s done, let it sit for 10 minutes before opening it. After 10 minutes, open it, mix the rice around, add another 1/4 cup of water and cook it. Repeat until all the water has been used.
4. Meanwhile, while the rice is cooking, cook the filling. In a large wok, add in the tofu, mushrooms, fried onions, dried shrimp, radishes, and pork. Saute for a few minutes then add 1/4 cup of the soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp. of the five spice powder and the white pepper. Cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
5. Once rice is done, add that to the wok and start folding/stirring to incorporate everything. Add in the rest of the soy sauce and the five spice powder. If you think it needs more, add more. It’s all to taste.
6. This process should take about another 5 minutes to get everything incorporated and tasting just right. Serve hot.