Steamed Glutinous Rice

Was reading The Chinese Rice Book and found many interesting rice related articles and recipes in it.

"You Fan" (油飯) or Steamed Savoury Glutinous Rice was an article in the book, being greedy I decided to steam some for lunch. The recipe in the book was a much simpler one without oyster sauce, sesame oil, chinese wine and chicken powder. Anyway, all these seasonings can be added or subtracted to suit your personal taste.



Ingredients:
500g glutinous rice (rinsed and soaked for at least 3 hours)
250g pork belly (cut into thin strips)
10 pcs dried mushroom (soften and cut into thin strips)
40g - 50g dried dried shrimps (soften and diced)
10 pcs shallots (sliced)
200 - 240ml mushroom water or water

Seasoning:
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp Chinese wine (I used 紹興花雕酒)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 - 2 tsp chicken powder

Method:
1. Heat up wok with 2 tbsp oil, fry shallots till color changes, add in dried shrimp to stir fry followed by mushroom and pork belly. Add in seasoning and fry for a few more minutes.
2. Add in the drained glutinous rice and stir fry till all the rice is coated with the nice color of the dark soy sauce and oil. Add in the water and fry for a further few minutes till the rice has expanded and absorbed most of the moisture.
3. Dish up the rice and put it into a large pan and steam on boiling water for 40 minutes or till cooked.
4. Serve with peanuts and Chinese coriander or diced spring onion.

Notes:
I used 240ml mushroom water because I soaked the glutinous rice for only 3 hours. You can use less water if your rice has been soaked overnight.