Glutinous Rice In Lotus Leaf
By: Bing
Published: Monday, July 19, 2010 - 1:13pm

Ingredients




200 grams raw glutinous rice
40 grams shallots (sliced)
1 small piece of ginger (minced)
4 tablespoons cooking oil
30 grams dried shrimps (soaked overnight in boiling water, chopped)
20 grams dried scallops (steamed for 20 mins, remove intestine if any, sliced)
5 pieces Chinese mushrooms (soaked and sliced)
1 large dried lotus leaf (Soaked in hot water to soften and cleanse)
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 tablespoons Shaoxing Huatiao wine
ground white pepper to taste
3 tablespoons water

Preparation

1 Soak the glutinous rice in water for at least 4 hours. 2 Soak the dried lotus leaf in water till soft. 3 Drain the rice but do not drain till it’s completely dry. A little moisture is good. 4 Place rice in a pan and poke dents in the rice with your fingers. Place this pan of rice in a steamer. Steam the rice for 12 mins. 5 Add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil to a large wok. 6 Add the shallots and stir fry for a few seconds. 7 Add 1 heaping tablespoon of minced garlic and minced ginger. Stir fry quickly, else the garlic will burn. 8 Add the dried shrimp and dried scallops. Stir fry quickly till fragrant. 9 Add the mushrooms. Stir fry till mushrooms till soft. 10 Finally, add the steamed rice back into the pan. 11 Add 3 tablespoons of water, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, ground white pepper to taste and 2 tablespoons of Shaoxing Huatiao wine. 12 Stir fry all ingredients till they become fragrant. 13 Place the rice in the centre of the lotus leaf. Wrap the leaf around the rice. 14 Place the rice back into a steamer. Steam for 15 to 20 mins.

About


This was originally prepared by my Aunt Margaret. Our family loved it so much, I decided to use her recipe and make some myself. 
A step by step tutorial on making this dish will be available at http://www.storyofbing.com/?p=6198 from 28 July 2010.