How to Make Glutinous Rice with Pumpkin

Pumpkin Rice Glutinous Millet Cooked RiceIngredients Introduction

Main Ingredients:

Pumpkin (500g)Rice Glutinous Millet(A small bowl) Sliced Tangerine Peel Radish(Half a root)Preserved Pork Diced (A little bit)Goji Berries(A little bit) Dried Longans Red Sugar (5g) Steps for Making Pumpkin Glutinous Rice:

Auxiliary Ingredients:

A small amount of Red Sugar

1. Prepare a small bowl of glutinous rice (soak the glutinous rice before preparing), one pumpkin, remove the skin and seeds from the pumpkin, cut the carrot, cut the preserved pork into pieces, add goji berries, dried longans, and a little red sugar (the red sugar serves to color the dish).

2. Add a small amount of water to the glutinous rice, put it in a steamer and steam until the rice is seven-tenths done (do not add too much water; less than usual when cooking regular rice) 3. After steaming the glutinous rice, add a little lard and some tangerine peel (or skip this step), mix with the ingredients in the same dish

4. Fill the pumpkin with these ingredients, press down gently with a spoon 5. Steam until a toothpick can easily pierce through the pumpkin; once done steaming, remove from heat. 6. Turn the pumpkin over onto a plate to serve, the glutinous rice will absorb some of the pumpkin's moisture, so it won't leak when inverted.

Tips:1. Soak the glutinous rice for several hours in advance, choose pumpkins with a bottom that is round and smooth. 2. To prevent the glutinous rice from not steaming well, ensure the pumpkin is soft before adding it to the glutinous rice; steam the glutinous rice until seven-tenths done, do not add too much water, as more will come out when the pumpkin is cooked. This balance makes for a perfectly moist and delicious dish.

Fill the pumpkin with it, pressing down with a spoon.

3. Steam until a bamboo skewer can easily pierce the pumpkin; it is done when the pumpkin is fully cooked, then remove from heat.

4. Invert onto a plate to serve; the glutinous rice helps absorb some of the pumpkin's moisture so it won't leak when inverted.

Tips:

1. Soak the glutinous rice for several hours beforehand, and prepare the pumpkin by shaping its bottom edge.

2. To ensure the glutinous rice steams thoroughly but remains intact, pre-cook the pumpkin until soft; do not add too much water as the pumpkin will release some moisture during cooking, achieving a perfect balance when served.