Preparation
4 hours
Cooking
1 hour 30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
If you are a fan of savory sticky rice, you cannot miss this dish. Taiwanese savory sticky rice or Fujian sticky rice is fragrant, chewy, and delicious, providing a unique taste for the whole family to enjoy. Let’s cook with TasteVN to make this delicious sticky rice right away!
Ingredients for Taiwanese Savory Sticky Rice For 4 people
Glutinous rice 500 gr Dried shrimp 100 gr Chinese sausage 100 gr Shiitake mushrooms 100 gr (dried/fresh as desired) Minced onion 1 teaspoon Soy sauce 1 tablespoon
How to choose good ingredients
How to choose good shiitake mushrooms
For dried shiitake mushrooms
- Choose mushrooms that are not broken and have a light brown cap (generally, there is not much change in color when the mushrooms are dried).
- In particular, pay attention to the smell, which should not be musty or have a strange odor, and there should be no white mold spots on the mushrooms.
For fresh shiitake mushrooms
- Fresh shiitake mushrooms look like an umbrella, not bruised. You should choose mushrooms of moderate size, with short stems, a tightly closed cap, and a slightly yellow-brown color.
- Avoid choosing caps with dark brown color as they could be poisonous; however, be flexible in your selection because typically, ripe shiitake mushrooms also have a dark brown color. Additionally, they have a distinctive, natural aroma.
How to choose delicious dried shrimp
- Choose shrimp that have a natural red color (brick red), avoid those that are light red or dark red as they are often shrimp that have been stored for a long time or treated with coloring.
- It is advisable to select shrimp that are fully peeled so that when cooking, the dish will be tastier.
- Delicious dried shrimp feel dry and not moist or slimy, with firm and solid meat, and have no strong odor.
How to choose fresh and delicious sausage
- Fresh sausage usually has a pink-red color and small pepper grains inside. It is marinated with alcohol, so fresh sausage will have a characteristic aroma from the alcohol along with spices and pepper.
- When squeezing fresh sausage by hand, it will feel soft and smooth. At the same time, when tasting, you will experience the mild sweetness of the sausage, the rich blend of spices, and the soft texture of the meat.
Tools needed
How to make Taiwanese savory sticky rice
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Soak the glutinous rice
You put 500g of glutinous rice into a basin and soak it in water for at least 4 hours.
Then take it out and rinse it clean, letting it drain in a basket.
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Preparation of Ingredients
The sausage can be sliced thinly or diced according to your preference.
The dried shrimp should be soaked in cold water for 10 minutes, then drained and rinsed thoroughly.
The shiitake mushrooms should be cleaned and sliced thinly.
Tips for cleaning shiitake mushrooms:
For dried shiitake mushrooms:
- Method 1 (soaking): Soak the mushrooms in water for about 1 – 2 hours, then rinse with clean water and drain before cooking. To make the mushrooms swell faster, you can soak them in water at 60 – 80 degrees Celsius for 7 – 10 minutes.
- Method 2 (boiling mushrooms): Rinse the mushrooms briefly in clean water, then boil them in a pot of boiling water for about 3 – 5 minutes.
Note: No matter which method you use, you should gently rub the mushrooms with your hands to remove all dirt, then squeeze out the water and let them drain before cooking.
For fresh shiitake mushrooms:
- Method 1 (boiling mushrooms): Use a knife to cut off any dirty stems (if any), then boil the mushrooms in a pot of boiling water for about 3 minutes, and drain.
- Method 2 (soaking mushrooms): You can soak the shiitake mushrooms in warm water for about 1 – 2 minutes to remove all dirt and sawdust. Then rinse with cold water and cut off the stems to help clean the mushrooms. You can also rinse the shiitake mushrooms with rice washing water to remove the pungent smell and help retain their natural flavor.
- Method 3 (washing mushrooms): After cutting off the dirty parts from the base, soak them in diluted salt water for 2 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with water.
Note: You should clean the mushrooms thoroughly so that the shiitake mushrooms do not have a strong odor, which can be unappetizing for some sensitive individuals.
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Stir-frying ingredients
Add oil to the pan and sauté minced garlic until fragrant. Then add shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimp, and Chinese sausage to stir-fry together. Season the pan with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
Stir well until all ingredients are evenly cooked, then turn off the heat.
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Cooking sticky rice
Add the stir-fried ingredients and sticky rice into a mixing bowl and mix well. Then transfer everything into a steamer, using chopsticks to create holes for steam to escape so the rice cooks evenly. Cover and steam for 50 minutes.
After 50 minutes, open the lid and add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to the pot of sticky rice, then mix well and continue steaming for another 10 minutes.
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Finished Product
The sticky rice after cooking is fragrant, sticky, paired with dried shrimp, sausage, and delicious shiitake mushrooms. It’s really tempting, isn’t it?
So the dish Taiwanese savory sticky rice is complete! If you’re unsure what to cook for breakfast for your family, why not try making this sticky rice dish? It’s filling and very delicious. Wishing you success!
*Source of the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Feedy
