2. When steaming glutinous rice, wash the red dates and remove the core, and wash the walnuts and raisins for later use.
3. Take a large bowl, brush it with a layer of oil, and shape the red dates, walnuts and raisins at the bottom of the bowl. Generally, red dates are placed radially, walnuts are placed in the middle, raisins are evenly sprinkled on them, and then some sugar is sprinkled.
4. After the glutinous rice is cooked, spread half of the glutinous rice on the red dates and walnuts and sprinkle some sugar.
5, put a layer of red dates, walnuts and raisins on the glutinous rice, and then sprinkle some sugar.
6. Spread the remaining glutinous rice on it, put it in a bowl and flatten it.
7. Add enough water to the steamer and steam the bowl in the steamer for half an hour.
8. Take out the bowl after steaming, cool it for five minutes, and separate the glutinous rice from the bowl with a knife.
9. Take a plate with a larger diameter than the bowl and put the bowl upside down on the plate, so that the glutinous rice can be completely poured out.
Accessories such as nuts put in the eight-treasure rice can be changed into other things according to your own preferences.
Eight-treasure rice was originally the traditional name of Ningbo, and it is the food of Laba Festival. Steamed with glutinous rice and dried and fresh fruits as the main raw materials, it is bright in color, rich in nutrition, sweet but not greasy. It is an auspicious food for wedding banquets and birthday banquets, and also a necessary food for family reunion on holidays.
Although my old lady is very old and seldom goes to the kitchen, on New Year's Eve, she will cook in person and prepare a glutinous rice eight-treasure meal for the New Year's Eve. When eating, my mother will say, "Babao rice is a cornucopia." After eating the eight-treasure rice, you will be safe every year and step by step! " "
Let's introduce the practice of eight-treasure rice. If you like it, you can try it and add a good dish to the family's New Year's Eve dinner!
First, prepare ingredients.
1, main ingredients: glutinous rice and red bean paste.
2. Accessories: raisins, cranberries, watermelon seeds, medlar, walnuts, almonds, black beans and Chinese dates.