Eight Treasure Rice

Name: Eight Treasure Rice
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: bowl Glutinous rice; Some Qingsi; 6 pcs Red dates; A handful Lotus seed; A Candied dates; Some Red silk; Some Red bean paste; 3 tablespoons Sugar; 2 tablespoons Cooking oil

by Shaer Feifei❉

4.8 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

30m

Serving

Eight-treasure rice, soft glutinous and sweet, more delicious in color,
It symbolizes reunion, the Laba Festival and the indispensable food for the New Year, and it is rich in nutrition:
Glutinous rice is sweet and warm in nature and has a good effect on nourishing the middle and nourishing qi. Because it is difficult to digest, it is not suitable for the elderly, children and patients to eat too much. The lotus seeds are flat and sweet, contain high protein, have a heart strengthening effect, and help relieve fatigue. Jujube is high in protein, sugar, date acid, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, B2, C, P. In addition to enriching blood and calming the mind, it also helps increase appetite. Raisins contain some ingredients that can lower cholesterol. Its fiber and tartaric acid can also make food pass through the rectum quickly, reduce the time that carcinogens stay in the intestine, and improve rectal health. "

Ingredients

bowl Glutinous Rice
Some Qingsi
6 pcs Red Dates
A handful Lotus Seed
A Candied Dates
Some Red Silk
Some Red Bean Paste
3 tablespoons Sugar

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2 tablespoons Cooking Oil

Eight Treasure Rice

1. Soak glutinous rice and lotus seeds one night in advance

2. Drain the water after it's done

3. Steamed in the pot

4. Wash the red dates, cut them into small pieces, and place them (oil in the bowl, but I didn’t brush it, because the meat is usually steamed and it’s not sticky anymore)

5. Put a candied date in the middle and put raisins, as shown in the picture

6. Put on the clear red silk

7. Put the separated lotus seeds, as shown in the picture

8. Take out the steamed glutinous rice, put it in the cooking oil (the lard was supposed to be used, but my mother-in-law can’t eat it, so I used salad oil), mix well with sugar

9. Use a spoon to scoop it into the bowl, lightly press it,

10. Spread a layer of red bean paste when it reaches two-thirds

11. And then spread glutinous rice

12. Steam in the upper pot for about 30 minutes

13. Undercut

14. Pretty

15. Soft and sweet, very delicious

Tips:
1. Glutinous rice and lotus seeds must be soaked in a bowl in advance
2. It can be mixed evenly with lard to make it more fragrant and moisturizing
3. It can be placed in a pattern that you like