Taiwanese Sticky Rice Recipe (Oil Rice | You Fan)
- Total time
- 670 min
- Serves
- 3
- Cuisine
- Taiwanese
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Toasted sesame oil
- 6 no Shallots (peeled and chopped)
- 3 no Dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 medium Carrot (chopped finely)
- 1 cup Sticky rice (Glutinous rice)
- 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp Hoisin sauce
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 cup Vegetable stock
- 2 no Spring onions (chopped finely)
Steps
- 1
Wash and soak sticky rice in water for 3 to 4 hours or overnight. Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in water for 1 hour. Strain the mushroom and cut into small pieces. Reserve the soaking liquid as it is packed with umami flavour.
- 2
Heat sesame oil in a pan, add in shallots, mushrooms and saute for 2 minutes. Add in carrots, and mix well. Then add in strained sticky rice and stir fry for 4 to 5 minutes. Now add in hoisin sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar and pepper. Toss it well and fry the rice in the flavoured oil for 4 to 5 minutes.
- 3
Pour in mushroom stock, vegetable stock. Mix and cook until the rice absorbs all the liquid.
- 4
Now transfer this to a parchment lined steamer basket. Spread evenly and make multiple holes in between. Place this on a steamer and steam cook for 40 minutes to 1 hour. Make sure to flip them in between for even cooking of the rice. Taste and check whether the rice is cooked completely.
- 5
Garnish with spring onions and enjoy.
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