Coconut Eight Treasure Rice

Name: Coconut Eight Treasure Rice
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 Young coconut; a little raisin; 2 pcs Red dates; 1 piece Candied dates; 10g Lotus seed; 5g Wolfberry; 60g Glutinous rice; Some crystal sugar

by Migu's Kitchen

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

1h 30m

Serving

1

Coconut Eight Treasure Rice is steamed together with glutinous rice, natural coconut meat and coconut milk. It is a traditional Hainanese farm snack. The fresh tender coconut from Hainan is used because the coconut meat is more tender and the coconut is rich in protein and carbohydrates. , Vitamins, etc., so the nutritional value is very high. The glutinous rice tastes sweet and waxy, and has the nourishing effect of invigorating Qi and warming the stomach. When paired with coconut, it not only has the aroma of coconut in the taste, but also the nutrition is very comprehensive.

Ingredients

Coconut Eight Treasure Rice

1. Prepare the materials;

2. Soak the lotus seeds for 2 hours and soak the raisins for a while;

3. Use a knife to place a circle on the green coconut and cut off the sponge-like skin.

4. Use a bone chopping knife to cut a few cuts on the edge, pry a little bit with the tip of a knife to pour out the coconut water, and then cut out the lid; you can also use a professional coconut

5. Soak the glutinous rice for 2 hours, then add coconut water, steam it in a steamer, and steam the lotus seeds aside;

6. Put the steamed glutinous rice into the green coconuts, pit the candied dates and red dates, break them into pieces, and put the lotus seeds, wolfberry and raisins into it;

7. Spread rock candy on top;

8. Cover the lid, wrap the underside of the coconut with tin foil, put it in a pot and steam for about 50 minutes;

Tips:
1. The lotus seeds should be soaked for a longer time, or they should not be easy to be cooked
2. During the steaming process, if the steamer does not have enough water to add water, it is best to add boiling water