Taiwanese traditional sticky rice

Cook with Hana

Taiwanese traditional sticky rice, it is a dish that I grew up eating.  It tends to serve for few occasions back in the days, such as baby shower, the birth of a child, birthday celebration, wedding banquet and many more.  This is a very simple recipe that was taught by my mom growing up, and I am happy to be able to share with you all from this video that we make, hope you enjoy watching and give this recipe a try, I am sure you will enjoy this dish quite a bit.

Ingredients
3 shiitake mushrooms
2 Tbsp dried shrimp
1 Tbsp Ginger (shredded)
3 Shallots (can be replaced with 2 Tbsp shallot crisps)
200g Ground Pork
2 Cups of Sticky Rice
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
¼ tsp White Pepper
1 Cup Soaked Mushroom Water
1 Cup Water
2 Tbsp Sesame Oil
Cilantro to Garnish

Direction
1. Soak shiitake mushroom and dried shrimp in hot water for 10 minutes until softened.

2. Soak sticky rice in hot water for 10 minutes.

3. Shred ginger, chop shallots and slice pork into stripes.

4. Drain shiitake mushroom and shrimps, keep the Soaked Mushroom Water.

5. Sliced shiitake mushroom into strips.

6. Drain sticky rice.

7. In a cast-iron pot, saute ginger, shallot, and pork, with sesame oil.

8. Add mushrooms and dried shrimp then pour 1 cup of Soaked Mushroom Water and 1 cup of water.

9. Add white pepper powder and soy sauce to increase flavor.

10. Add sticky rice and stir then cover the lid and turn the heat down to low to simmer for 10 minutes.

11. Then turn off the heat and keep the lid covered for about another 15 minutes to steam.

12. Serve in a bowl with chopped cilantro and Sweet Chili sauce, enjoy!