Ingredients :
Glutinous Rice - 2 rice mugs(soak in water for 4 hrs, drain water when ready to cook)
Dried shrimps (heh bee) - soaked, cleaned, diced
Pork - shoulder or belly(guided by preference), diced or in thin strips
Mushrooms - 4-5 pcs, soak in small soup bowl of water(abt 1 cup), slice thin. keep water aside for cooking.
Fried shallots, spring onion(diced), peanuts (fried)
Minced garlic
Salt, sugar, white pepper, dark soya sauce, light soya sauce and oil.
- in wok/pan, heat veg oil and fry diced garlic till fragrant over medium - strong fire.
- add in heh bee, slice pork and mushrooms
- When fragrant , add dark sauce directly onto wok/pan and allow it to caramelize before adding salt, sugar and pepper to taste.
- pour in grains(without water) to mix well with all other ingredients.You may want to reduce fire at this point.
- If the mixture doesn't look dark enough, add in more dark soya sauce. At this point, taste the mixture to decide if u need more salt/sugar/pepper/light soya sauce.
- the rice mixture may stick to pan a little at tis time. Use the mushroom water set aside to add into mixture. Shld be no more than 1 cup or 1 small soup bowl. Ideally, mixture is now a little wet but not soggy. Turn off fire once this has been achieved.
- remove mixture from wok/pan,
Place onto baking or steaming tray(pre oiled or place a layer of plastic onto tray)
- use a pair of chopsticks of end of spoon to 'poke holes' within
Mixture, creating space for better/even cooking.
- Steam mixture for approx 20 mins or when cooked.
- remove tray from wok, stir in fried shallot while work.
- when ready to serve, sprinkle peanuts, spring onion and more fried shallots as on top.
Note :
- if rice has been pre-soaked for less than 4 hrs, just Increase steaming time eg 3 hrs pre-soak to 30 mins of steaming. Always check during steaming that it's rest.
- do not soak rice grains overnight , it may go bad in our humid weather.
- spring onions : only sprinkle when ready to serve. It may make the dish go bad if mixed in and stored away thereafter.
- ingredients : feel free to use other ingredients eg preserved sausages , minced pork, chicken strips, your preference.
- peanuts :: if u are able to get ready-fried peanuts, good. If not, purchase them raw and fry them DIY. In pan, add a little oil under low fire and immediately add peanuts to pan. Do not wait till pan is very hot as we normally do for fried food - this will burn the peanuts on the outside bug not cook it. Once peanuts have turned a nice golden brown, remove and leave to cool.
