Sticky Rice with Pork

 Ingredients:

2 cups of sweet short grain rice (aka glutinous or sticky rice)

5-6 medium sized shitake mushrooms

5-6 shallots

1/3 cup of dried shrimp

1/2 cup of dried uncooked peanuts

1 pound of pork (I like to buy the ones with the pork fat + skin still on them, it taste juicier)

Seasoning:

2 tbs of cooking wine
2 tbs of soy sauce

1 tbs of salt

1 tbs of sugar

4 cups of water

Cilantro

For this recipe you need a steamer.  I use a Tatung Electric Steamer, all you have to do is add water push a button and it will pop up when ready.  But any steamer should work the same :)

1. Soak sweet rice in water overnight, or at least 3 hours.  Rinse rice and drain the water.  Put the rice into a bowl and add 4 cups of water.  Steam for 30 minutes.  Let it sit for another 5 minutes in the pot before removing. (If you are using a Tatung Electric Steamer, pour 1 cup of water on the outside and press the cook button)

2. Soak mushrooms, dried shrimp, peanuts in water. (best to soak them in separate bowls)

3.  When mushroom are soft and plump, squeeze out the water and cut into small 1/2 inch pieces.

4. Dice the shallots

5. Chop pork into bite-size pieces

6. Boil a pot of water, when the water boils throw in the pieces of pork.  When the pork turns white, drain the water and set aside.  (Please note the pork is not fully cooked at this stage)

7. Add a little oil  to the pan and stir fry the onions, mushrooms, dried shrimp and peanuts.

8. Add pork to the stir fry with 2tbs of cooking wine, 2 tbs of soy sauce, 1 tbs of sugar and 1 tbs of salt and let it simmer on high heat.  Keep cooking until the meat has turned brown and soaked in some of the soy sauce.  (note: if the stir fry is too dry add a little water)

9.  Add the cooked sticky rice to the stir fry and mix.

10. Put everything into a bowl and steam for another 30 minutes.  Let it sit for another 5 minutes in the pot before removing. (If you are using a Tatung Electric Steamer, pour 1 cup of water on the outside and press the cook button)

11. Serve and enjoy.  For extra flavor add a little cilantro to your bowl.