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Steamed Sweet Rice

A steamed sweet glutinous rice dish cooked with water.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 2 ingredients
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Steamed Sweet Rice

About 3 cups cooked rice
Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the rice

  1. Place sweet glutinous rice in a medium bowl.

  2. Wash rice thoroughly in cool water, rinsing and repeating until water is clear, drain, then return rice to bowl.

  3. Add 3 cups (720 ml) water to the rice.

  4. Soak for 6 hours or overnight.

  5. Drain well, spread rice evenly in a round, 8–9 inch (20 cm) shallow baking pan, and add ⅓ cup (80 ml) water.

Steam and serve

  1. In a wok, bring about 4 cups (950 ml) water to a boil over medium‑high heat.

  2. Place a steamer tray in the wok.

  3. Cover the pan of rice and place on the tray over the boiling water.

  4. Steam for 30 minutes.

  5. If rice is not tender, sprinkle with 2–3 tablespoons of water, and steam it for 5 minutes more.

  6. When tender, remove steamer tray from wok.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Sweet glutinous rice
Its high starch, with little amylose, gives a sticky, chewy texture when steamed.
Water
Soaking hydrates the grains so they cook through, and the added water keeps them moist while steaming.

The step that matters

Soaking and draining the rice. Soaking lets the grains absorb water so they steam evenly to a tender center. Draining well before steaming prevents soggy, waterlogged rice.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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