Behold the World’s Quickest Chinese Glutinous Rice Recipe!
I developed this recipe because I love Chinese Glutinous Rice and sometimes I just want it in an instant. The traditional recipe requires soaking the glutinous rice for at least 2-3 hours before steaming it, then frying the ingredients and mixing it with the rice. That requires some pre-planning! With this recipe you can come home from work, spend 15 minutes preparing the ingredients, dump it all into the Instant Pot, and enjoy a delicious bowl of glutinous rice after you shower and clear some messages on your smartphone!
We will be employing three time-saving strategies:
1. Cut the rice pre-soaking time to 15 mins by using boiling water to soak the rice
2. Cut the dried mushroom pre-soaking time by using fresh shitake mushrooms
3. Dump everything into an Instant Pot and allow it to do its magic!
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Recipe
Yields: 6- 8 bowls
Prep Time: 20 – 30 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
Glutinous Rice 1.5 Cups (1 rice cup=160ml)
Jasmine Rice 0.5 Cup
Water 180ml (just enough to cover the rice)
Dried Prawns 30g
Lup Cheong (Chinese Sausage) 2 sticks
Garlic 2 large cloves – chopped
Cooking Oil 2 Tbsp
Fresh Shitake Mushrooms 8 Caps
Light Soy Sauce 1 Tbsp
Dark Soy Sauce 1 tsp
Sugar 2 tsp
Chicken Powder 2 tsp
Chinese Wine or Mirin 2 Tbsp
Garnish
Scallions 2 stalks
Suggested Extra Toppings (Optional)
Roast Pork Belly (Story Bought)
Crispy fried shallots
Furikake
Braised Peanuts
Sesame Seeds
Crispy fried anchovies
XO Chilli Sauce
Method
1. Add boiling water to rice, stir, and soak for 15 mins, then wash and drain
2. Rinse dried prawns and soak them in water for 5 mins then roughly chop
3. Slice mushrooms and place in microwave for 1 min
4. Using a paper towel, squeeze excess water out of the mushrooms
5 Add sauces to the mushroom and set aside
6. Turn on Instant Pot and set to Saute Function
7. When hot, add oil and the chopped garlic for 1 min
8. Add dried prawns and fry for 1 min
9. Add the rice and stir to ensure each grain is coated with oil
10. Add mushrooms, and mix thoroughly
11. Add water to rice. The water level should be the same level as the rice
12. Add sausages to the top of the rice
13. Press “Rice” function.
14. Go take a shower and relax a bit
15. After 12 min pressurized cooking time and 15 mins resting time, the rice is ready
16. Fluff the rice and top with garnish and serve!
Cooking Tips and Notes
Glutinous Rice
By soaking the glutinous rice in boiling water, there is the added advantage of lowering the glycemic index of the cooked rice and the resulting rice is also fluffier and less sticky! With this technique of pre-soaking in boiling water and coating with oil, the rice retains its structure after cooking. It is almost as good as soaking the rice overnight and steaming it! I no longer pre-soak my glutinous rice when I cook this dish.
Fresh Mushrooms
Dried mushrooms are more flavourful than fresh ones, but dehydrating them can take a long time. So to increase the flavour of our fresh mushrooms, simply microwave the mushrooms, squeeze out the excess liquid, and marinate with soy sauce, sugar and Chinese wine. You should be able to fool your friends with this method but perhaps not grandma.
Dried Prawns
Dried prawns add plenty of umami but if you don’t have this, you can easily omit it and just add Furikake to the glutinous rice after cooking!
Level up your glutinous rice
This is a basic glutinous rice recipe to which you can add more layers of flavours with cooked ingredients that are easily available at the supermarket. eg, Roast Pork, fried shallots etc. These extra ingredients will bring your glutinous rice to the next level!
Conclusion
Hope you enjoy this quick and simple glutinous rice recipe! Once you have tried it, I don’t think that you will never go back to the old method of cooking glutinous rice!
Other Instant Pot Recipe:
Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan and Ramen Eggs.
This Original Recipe post is written in partnership with Instant Pot.
