Steps/Methods
Sticky rice soak 12 hours long
Depends on the situation.
The time of soaking the glutinous rice in fact does not have a very clear provisions, mainly according to the use of glutinous rice to determine its soaking time, on the one hand, if it is used to make some dishes, soak the glutinous rice with cold water, then you need 2-4 hours, at this time, 12 hours is relatively long.
On the other hand, if you choose to use glutinous rice to make wine, the time to soak the rice in water should be at least 12 hours, 12 hours is not too long.
But if you use glutinous rice to make dumplings, the general soaking time of glutinous rice is in 3-12 hours, depending on their own sticky sticky rice to determine the requirements, 12 hours is considered to be able to soak out the sticky sticky sticky rice, not too long.
Soak the rice for at least a few hours
Generally, soak the rice in warm water for at least 1 hour.
Sticky rice is not the same as the rice people usually eat, the hardness of sticky rice is higher than the hardness of rice, if the soaking time is too short, sticky rice will not have any change, and sticky rice soaking time is longer, the final production of sticky rice will be softer, therefore, soak the sticky rice, then use the cold water at least 2 hours of time.
But if you are in a hurry and want a shorter time, you can choose to soak it in lukewarm water, in which case it will take about 1 hour to soak, but it is recommended that if you are not in a hurry, you should choose to soak it for a longer period of time.
Sticky rice must be soaked in order to cook
Sticky rice can be cooked without soaking, but because after soaking the sticky rice will become softer, not only can it be cooked faster, but also the texture of the product will be more soft and sticky.
But the glutinous rice is not soaked in water before cooking, it can also be cooked, but the production time will be relatively long, and due to the hardness of the cooked texture will be worse than the soaked glutinous rice, therefore, it is recommended to soak the glutinous rice before making it will be better.