Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
What do you usually eat in the morning to start a new day full of energy? If you haven’t thought of anything yet, don’t worry, TasteVN will show you how to cook minced meat sticky rice – a dish of sticky rice steamed and extremely delicious that helps you prepare the strength for a long working day. Let’s get cooking!
Ingredients for Minced Meat Sticky Rice For 4 people
Glutinous rice 2 cups (rice cups) Minced meat 150 gr Dried mushrooms 10 gr Red chili 1 piece Garlic 1 clove Green onion 3 stalks Cilantro a little Shallot 1 bulb Fried onion 20 gr Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Pork floss/ fried bread a little (for serving) Common seasoning a little (salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ pepper)
How to choose delicious ingredients
How to choose fragrant sticky rice
- Good sticky rice grains are large, round, evenly shaped, opaque white, not broken, not dusty or furry, and have a yellow color.
- You can check by tasting; if you feel a light sweet taste, it is new sticky rice, you should buy it.
- Do not buy sticky rice that shows signs of mold, has no fragrant smell, or the grains are too broken and crushed.
How to choose fresh and delicious pork
- Fresh meat has a dry membrane, bright red color, and a slightly firm surface. The cut surface of the meat is bright pink, with soft white-pink skin. The fat part is light in color, firm, and has a characteristic aroma.
- You should buy pieces of meat with a characteristic fragrance. Unpleasant meat will have a foul smell.
- Use your hand to feel the meat; if the meat is quickly elastic and has a pinkish-red color, then it is fresh meat worth buying.
- If the meat is pale, feels slimy to the touch, the fat is dark, and shows signs of being crumbly or mushy, then you should not buy it.
- To ensure quality, you should choose to buy meat, ask for it to be ground or grind it yourself at home using a blender.
How to choose delicious wood ear mushrooms
- In this dish, you can use either white wood ear mushrooms or black wood ear mushrooms for preparation.
- To choose good wood ear mushrooms, you should select those with large ears, thick caps, and a stem with few smaller mushrooms.
- The top of the mushroom is a dark amber color and slightly glossy, while the underside is a coffee milk color.
- If the mushrooms have white mold, then absolutely do not choose to buy them.
Tools Needed
Steamer, non-stick pan, cutting board, knife, plate, …
How to Make Minced Meat Sticky Rice
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Prepare the Ingredients
After buying pork, put it all into a bowl.
Soak the wood ear mushrooms in water for 1 hour to expand. Then chop them finely.
Peel the shallots, wash them, and chop them finely.
Wash the green onions and cilantro, then let them dry. Chop the green onions and cilantro, and put them in a separate bowl.
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Marinate and stir-fry the meat
Put all ingredients including minced meat, mushrooms, and shallots into a bowl and mix well with a little pepper. Then marinate the meat for 15 minutes.
Heat a pan, add a little cooking oil and wait for it to heat up. Add the minced meat to the pan and stir-fry until cooked over medium heat. Season with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of sugar, then stir well.
Once the meat is just cooked, add the chopped shallots to the pan and stir-fry together, then turn off the heat immediately.
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Steam the sticky rice
Put 2 cups of glutinous rice into a pot and rinse clean, add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder and mix with the rice for flavor and a more attractive color.
Add enough water to just cover the surface of the rice. Steam for about 20 – 30 minutes until the rice is cooked and fragrant.
When the sticky rice is cooked, add the stir-fried meat into the pot and use chopsticks to mix well so that the meat and rice blend together. Cover the lid and wait for another 10 minutes.
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Completion
While waiting for the sticky rice to cook thoroughly, finely grind a little chili with garlic. Add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and 1 tablespoon of sugar and mix well.
Once the sticky rice is cooked, serve it on a plate. Top with shredded pork, fried shallots, and a little crispy fried bread.
Finally, drizzle a little prepared fish sauce on top and it can be enjoyed right away.
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Final Product
The sticky rice is golden yellow, shiny, and visually appealing, blended with fragrant meat due to being stir-fried with shallots, seasoned just right, accompanied by crunchy wood ear mushrooms, creating an excellent combination.
The dish is delicious and attractive, captivating from the first bite. Show off your cooking skills and make it right away!
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With just a few steps, you have a delicious, flavorful, and nutritious minced meat sticky rice to start your new day. Wishing you success in making it!
*Image and recipe source from Cooky.
