Lotus leaf rice is a classic Chinese dish consisting of sticky rice wrapped and steamed in lotus leaves. The rice is usually soaked, seasoned with various condiments and spices, and blended with additional ingredients such as chicken, mushrooms, shrimps, scallions, and salted eggs.
Chinese Lotus Leaf Rice (荷叶糯米饭)
Course: MainCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Easy4
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minutesLotus leaf rice is a classic Chinese dish consisting of sticky rice wrapped and steamed in lotus leaves. The rice is usually soaked, seasoned with various condiments and spices, and blended with additional ingredients such as chicken, mushrooms, shrimps, scallions, and salted eggs.
Ingredients
4 pcs dried lotus leaves (soaked 1 hour)
400g sticky rice (soaked in water 2 hours or longer)
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tsp dark soy sauce
3 tsp light soy sauce
3 tbsp shallot Oil
4 shiitake mushrooms (soaked cut into dices)
2 sticks lap cheong (cut into dices)
2 tbsp dried shrimp (soaked in hot water)
1 cup water
Chopped spring onions
- Chicken Marinate:
1 boneless and skinless chicken thigh
1 tsp shaoxing wine
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp white pepper powder
½ tsp five spice powder
Directions
- Wash and soak 400g sticky rice for 2 hours or longer.
- Cut 1 boneless and skinless chicken thigh into one inch chunks.
- Add to chicken 1 tsp shaoxing wine, 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, ½ tsp sugar,¼ tsp
- white pepper powder and ½ tsp five spice powder.
- Mix well and let it marinate for 2 hours or longer.
- Soak and rinsed 4 pieces lotus leaves in warm water for 1 hour.
- Drain sticky rice and add 1 cup water and steam in Miele steam oven for 30 minutes at 100 degrees C.
- Stir fry diced mushrooms and lap cheong in 1 tbsp shallot oil, season with and 1 tsp light soy sauce.
- Once fragrant, transfer to bowl and set aside
- In the same pan, brown marinated chicken, mix in mushroom mixture and add 2 tbsp dried shrimp.
- Stir fry and set aside.
- Transfer steamed sticky rice to bowl
- add 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tsp light soy sauce and 2 tsp dark soy sauce, mix well and set aside.
- Brush lotus leaf with shallot oil on the waxy side add ¼ of sticky rice, then add chicken mixture.
- Fold the edges of lotus leave over filling and wrap tightly into a package. Tie package up using kitchen twine.
- Repeat for the rest.
- Steam in steam oven for 40 minutes remove and let it rest for 1 minute.
- Open package and garnish with chopped spring onions (optional).