-
Preparation
1 hour
-
Difficulty
Easy
Vietnamese people believe that red is the color of luck. Therefore, the bright red sticky rice dish is an essential part of the Tet feast. Let’s cook and learn how to make sticky rice with gac to prepare for the Tet feast!
Ingredients for Sticky Rice with Gac For 4 people
Gac fruit 200 gr Sticky rice 2 bowls Sugar 1 tablespoon Coconut milk 150 ml Salt 1/2 teaspoon White wine 5 ml
Tools needed
How to make Sticky Rice with Gac
-
Prepare the ingredients
Soak the sticky rice overnight or at least for 4 hours with a little salt.
Cut the gac fruit in half to extract the gac flesh.
-
Prepare the sticky rice mixture
Press the flesh of the gac fruit to separate it from the seed, then mix it with 1 tablespoon of white wine.
Take the gac flesh mixed with wine and combine it with the glutinous rice along with a little salt.
During this process, you can add a bit of coconut milk for flavor. The amount can vary depending on your preference.
-
Steam the sticky rice
Place the mixed mixture into the steaming basket of the rice cooker and steam for about 35 – 40 minutes.
At this point, your gac sticky rice is considered complete. You can add a suitable amount of sugar for easier consumption.
-
Final product
Hot, sticky gac rice with the fragrant aroma of glutinous rice and gac mixed together. The orange-red color of gac rice looks really striking, adding a vibrant color to your family’s Tet feast!
See more:
The dish of gac sticky rice is incredibly simple to prepare. Therefore, you will not find it difficult to prepare a traditional dish for the feast. Hopefully, gac sticky rice will bring deliciousness to your meals and good luck for your family during the upcoming Tet holiday and spring.
