New Year’s Eve is only one month away. Have you made any plans for the New Year’s Eve dinner?
My family has many children, so in the past few years, the finale of the annual New Year’s Eve dinner must be eight-treasure glutinous rice. It is soft and glutinous, sweet and delicious; it means blessings from all directions and reunion!
Babao glutinous rice seems troublesome when you think about it. However, here is a very simple method to share with you. You only need to cook the rice in a rice cooker, mix it, and steam it until it is soft. It’s glutinous and delicious, definitely no worse than a restaurant.
Moreover, the glutinous rice can always be kept in the steamer. The more it steams, the better it tastes, and you don’t have to worry about it getting cold when it is finally served to the table.
1. Wash the glutinous rice, put it into a rice cooker and add water to cook.
2. Take out the glutinous rice and add a tablespoon of lard
Stir thoroughly.
3. Prepare some dates, raisins, lotus seeds, and various nuts.
4. Take a small bowl, brush some lard inside, and arrange the pattern according to your preference.
5. Load the glutinous rice and compact it.
Sprinkle some white sugar, brown sugar, or a mixture of both on top.
The more brown sugar, the darker the steamed glutinous rice will be.
6. Place the glutinous rice on the steamer, cover it, and steam for about 10 minutes until all the sugar melts and the sugar and oil are completely integrated.
Take out the steamed glutinous rice and turn it upside down on the plate.
It tastes soft and glutinous, sweet and delicious, and it is very popular!
Tips:
1. When making glutinous rice, I like it to be softer and glutinous, so I usually use round glutinous rice; if you like chewy glutinous rice, you can Choose long glutinous rice.
2. When cooking glutinous rice, choose a longer time on the rice cooker, such as "concentrated cooking", "grain cooking", etc., 40-50 minutes; if it is simple rice pot, it is best to soak the glutinous rice for half an hour before cooking.
3. The amount of water used to cook glutinous rice is slightly more than the amount we usually use to cook rice.
4. The glutinous rice mixed with lard is more fragrant. If you don’t have it, you can omit it, but the taste will be slightly worse.
Simple and delicious glutinous rice, do you want to add it to the New Year menu?