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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
The pork sticky rice dish is a steamed dish that is simple and easy to make but can become a delicious and nutritious breakfast for the whole family. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Pork Sticky Rice For 2 servings
Glutinous rice 1 cup (rice cup) Pork belly 200 gr Chicken egg 1 piece Wheat flour 1 tablespoon Ginger 1 piece Spring onion a little Soybean paste 1 tablespoon Soy sauce 3 tablespoons Dark soy sauce 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Sugar/salt a little
How to choose good ingredients
How to choose fresh pork belly
- You should choose pieces of meat that are bright pink and have high elasticity.
- Choose pieces of meat that are not slimy and do not have an unpleasant smell.
- In addition, you should choose meat with a balanced ratio of lean meat and fat, with the lean meat firmly attached to the layer of fat.
How to choose good sticky rice
- You should choose sticky rice with large, evenly round grains, opaque white color, not broken, not crumbly or hairy, and with a particularly yellow color.
- You can use Northern sticky rice or yellow flower sticky rice for the most delicious dish.
- Buy sticky rice at reputable rice stores or supermarkets to ensure the best quality.
Tools needed
How to prepare Pork Sticky Rice
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Rinse and soak sticky rice
Rinse the sticky rice thoroughly to remove all remaining dust, then soak it for 2 hours to make it soft.
After that, drain the sticky rice.
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Prepare the pork
Buy pork belly, rinse it with diluted salt water, then wash it again with clean water, drain, and cut it into square pieces about the thickness of a finger. Place the pork in a bowl.
How to clean pork belly without odor:- Method 1: Soak the pork in salt water for 5 – 10 minutes to allow impurities in the meat to gradually release.
- Method 2: You can use salt or lemon juice to rub on the meat, then rinse it again with clean water and drain.
- Method 3: Use crushed ginger mixed with alcohol in appropriate proportions, rub the meat thoroughly, and then rinse it well with water.
See details: How to clean pork belly without odor.
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Mix egg batter and fry the pork
Crack 1 egg into a bowl, beat it well, and then pour it into the bowl with the pork. Add 1 tablespoon of starch and mix well so that the egg and starch coat the outside of the meat evenly.
Heat a pan on the stove and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to heat. Add the pork and fry over medium heat until golden and crispy.
Remove the pork and drain excess oil.
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Marinate the pork
Marinate the fried pork with 1 tablespoon of soybean paste, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Add 1 slice of ginger and chopped green onions. Mix well and let it sit for about 15 minutes for the meat to absorb the seasoning.
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Steam the pork sticky rice
Put the soaked glutinous rice into a bowl, place the pork on top of the rice, and drizzle the marinating liquid evenly over the meat.
Then, place the bowl in a steamer, cover it, and steam it for 50 minutes over medium heat to cook the sticky rice and make the meat tender.
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Finished Product
The sticky rice is sweet and the pork is tender and well-seasoned, with the lean part being chewy and the fatty part melting in your mouth, extremely delicious and appealing.
This is a perfect choice for your breakfast, you can add cucumber or pickled vegetables to enhance the flavor!
With just a few steps, you have a dish of sticky rice with pork that is fragrant, flavorful, and nutritious to start your day. Wish you success in your preparation!
*Image and recipe references from the YouTube channel Food Xiaoying.
