How to make soft and sweet shrimp rice cakes that the whole family loves

How to make shrimp-filled rice cakes

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  Wash and pound the shrimp

  After purchasing the shrimp, wash them thoroughly and boil them in hot water for about 3 minutes until cooked, then remove and let them drain. After that, peel the shrimp and pound them finely. Remember to keep the shrimp boiling water to make dipping sauce.

  

  

  

  
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  Sauté the shrimp

  Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan, heat the oil, and add 1 tablespoon of minced shallots to sauté until fragrant. Next, add the finely ground shrimp and stir-fry quickly over medium heat.

  To enhance the flavor of the shrimp, season with 1 teaspoon of chili salt and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, stir-fry until the shrimp is dry, then turn off the heat.

  

  

  

  
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  Mix the batter

  Add 400gr of rice flour to a bowl along with 1 liter of water, stir well until the flour dissolves, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, and continue stirring until the mixture of flour, water, and oil is well combined, then let the batter rest for about 1 hour.

  

  

  

  
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  Steaming the cake

  Boil the water in the steaming pot, take 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, put it in a separate bowl, and brush the oil onto the mold before putting it into the steaming pot for about 5 minutes to heat the cake mold.

  Stir the mixture well one more time and pour it into the cake mold, filling it about 2/3 of the mold.

  Cover and steam the cake for about 5 – 7 minutes until cooked, then take it out and place it in cold water, making sure the cake mold floats on the water’s surface, without letting water spill into the cake mold.

  

  

  

  
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  Making the dipping sauce

  Add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 1 bowl (rice bowl) of shrimp boiling water into the pan. Stir well until the sugar dissolves, then bring the dipping sauce mixture to a boil. When the dipping sauce boils, turn off the heat and add 1 teaspoon of minced chili if desired.

  

  

  

  
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  Completion

  Pick out the damaged green onions, remove the roots, and finely chop them. Add the green onions to a bowl with 1/3 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate.

  Heat about 5 tablespoons of cooking oil until boiling, then pour it into the bowl of green onions that you have prepared.

  Take the cakes out of the mold and place them on a plate, drizzle 1 teaspoon of scallion oil, and add 1 teaspoon of shrimp filling on top to enjoy the shrimp rice cakes.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  With just a few extremely simple steps, you can immediately enjoy the delicious shrimp rice cake. The cake is soft and smooth with a pure white rice flour layer filled with sweet and fragrant shrimp, dipped in sweet and sour sauce, making it irresistibly good.