Eight Treasure Rice 八宝饭 - Chinese Recipe

Eight Treasure Rice 八宝饭

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Ingredients

• 300g glutinous rice (cooked with sugar and lard)
• 200g red bean paste
• assorted toppings: lotus seeds
• red dates
• longan
• raisins
• candied fruits
• dried cranberries
• (Syrup) 2 tbsp sugar + 100ml water + 1 tsp cornstarch
• heated

Method

1. Mixing — Mix cooked glutinous rice with 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp lard.
2. Greasing — Grease bowl; arrange fruit/nuts decoratively on bottom. Press layer of rice, then bean paste, then more rice.
3. Steaming — Steam 20 min. Invert onto plate.
4. Pouring — Pour sugar syrup glaze over.

Tags: glutinous rice, red bean paste, assorted toppings: lotus seeds, red dates, longan · Source: Brittani's Almanac