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Unlock Your Steaming Success: Elevate Your Sticky Rice with a Secret Ingredient

Unlock the secrets of crafting delectable sticky rice that remains fluffy and lustrous all day long. No more resorting to store-bought options, impress your taste buds and win accolades from all who savor your culinary masterpiece.

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22 April, 2024

Ingredients for Glutinous Rice

– Glutinous rice 500 gr

– Pandan leaves, a few

– Seasonings: Cooking oil 1 tablespoon, Salt a little, Banana leaves a few

Soaking rice to cook delicious sticky rice

How to choose delicious glutinous rice

If you want to have a delicious sticky rice dish, first you should choose rice grains that are milky white, even and glossy. When you smell it, you can feel the light aroma of new sticky rice. Next, you can choose the golden flower sticky rice to cook sticky rice because this type of sticky rice has high stickiness and when cooked, it has a characteristic aroma.

Note: You can tell if the sticky rice is good when you taste the raw sticky rice grain, it will have a slightly sweet taste. You should buy sticky rice at reputable and quality places.

How to cook sticky rice

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

Wash the glutinous rice about 2-3 times with clean water. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the glutinous rice, add water to cover the surface of the glutinous rice by about 1 knuckle and soak overnight.

Note: To make the sticky rice grains more fluffy, fragrant, and not mushy, and to shorten the steaming time, you should soak the sticky rice before steaming.

Then, wash the pandan leaves and drain them. As for the banana leaves, use a towel to soak up the water and wipe both sides of the leaves.

Step 2: Steaming the sticky rice

After preparing all the ingredients, remove all the pandan leaves and put them in a basket to drain. Place a banana leaf on the steamer, add the sticky rice and spread it evenly over the leaf. Next, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the sticky rice and mix well. Then, add all the prepared pandan leaves and sprinkle them evenly over the sticky rice.

After about 30-40 minutes, the sticky rice will be cooked. Depending on the type of rice, it should be cooked for 30–40 minutes. Every 10 minutes, open the lid of the steamer to dry the water vapor from the lid and stir the rice so that the sticky rice is cooked and the water has evaporated. You can “manually” take a rice grain and rub it. If it is soft and sticky, the sticky rice is cooked.

The secret to steaming sticky rice with 2 fires: When the sticky rice is cooked, scoop it out into a large tray, spread it out evenly and let it cool down under a fan. Then, continue to steam the sticky rice one more time. This way, even if left for a long time, the sticky rice will still be soft and sticky, only lacking the “eternal” stickiness.

Step 3: Finished product

After the sticky rice is cooked, you will see that the glutinous rice is soft, fragrant with the smell of pandan leaves. It is extremely attractive. You can eat it with salt and sesame, braised pork and eggs, or shredded pork floss… This sticky rice dish can be used for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals. At the same time, this sticky rice dish will be extremely delicious, soft, and sticky, and your dish will not be greasy and will take half the cooking time.

Frequently asked questions

When selecting glutinous rice, look for grains that are milky white, uniform in appearance, and glossy. The aroma should be subtly fragrant. Golden flower sticky rice is an excellent choice due to its high stickiness and distinctive aroma when cooked. A sure sign of good-quality sticky rice is a slightly sweet taste when you try a raw grain. Always buy your sticky rice from reputable sources to ensure quality.

Cooking sticky rice involves three simple steps:

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients
Rinse the glutinous rice 2-3 times with clean water. Add a teaspoon of salt, then add water to just cover the rice, and soak it overnight. This step ensures fluffy and fragrant rice. Also, wash and drain the pandan leaves, and wipe the banana leaves dry with a towel.

Step 2: Steam the sticky rice
Line a steamer with a banana leaf, spread the soaked rice evenly, and add a tablespoon of cooking oil. Mix well, then add the pandan leaves, spreading them evenly. Steam for 30-40 minutes, depending on the type of rice. Remember to open the lid every 10 minutes to release moisture and stir the rice for even cooking.

Step 3: Finalize and serve
Once the rice is soft and sticky, scoop it onto a large tray and let it cool under a fan. For extra softness, steam it again. Serve with salt and sesame, braised pork and eggs, or shredded pork floss. This dish is versatile and can accompany both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals.

The secret lies in the “two-fire” steaming technique. After the initial steaming, spread the cooked rice on a tray and let it cool under a fan. Then, steam it a second time. This method ensures that the rice remains soft and sticky for an extended period, even if it doesn’t retain that “eternal” stickiness.