Yam Rice
Ingredients
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½ purple yam, peeled and cut into cubes (*I used 1 450g purple yam)
5 cloves garlic, minced
5 shallots, sliced
1 dried scallop (*I used 8 large dried scallops)
100g dried shrimps (*I used 150g dried shrimps)
4 pcs dried mushrooms, sliced (*I used 8 pcs)
1 pc Chinese sausage, skin removed and sliced (*I did put any)
300g pork belly, sliced (*I used 200g lean pork)
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar (*I used 1.5 tsp)
1 tsp dark soya sauce (*I used 2 tsp dark soya sauce)
1 tsp light soya sauce (*I used ½ tsp concentrated chicken broth)
5 rice cups rice
6 rice cups water (*I used 1 extra cup of mushroom reserve water, 20ml of scallop reserve water)
5 tbs cooking oil (*I used 1 tbs sesame oil)
Methods
- Wash the rice and set aside.
- Soak the dried mushrooms in hot water until soft. Rinse and slice.
- Rinse the dried scallop, then soak in a little hot water.
- Shred the scallop.
- Rinse the dried shrimp and soak in water.
- Heat 2 tbs of oil and fry the yam until lightly browned. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tbs of oil and ½ tbs of sesame oil and fry the sliced pork belly till brown. Set aside. *Pour reserve oil into prewashed rice.
- Heat 2 tbs of oil and ½ tbs of sesame oil, fry the garlic and shallots until golden brown, then add the scallop, dried shrimp and mushrooms.
- Add in the washed rice, fried yam and pork.
- Add in 1 tsp of salt and 1 ½ tsp of sugar. Add in 1 tsp of light soya sauce, 2 tsp of dark soya sauce, ½ tsp of concentrated chicken broth.
- Remove the mixture from the wok and transfer into the rice cooker.
- Add 6 cups of water + 1 cup of mushroom reserve water and 20ml of scallop reserve water. Use the rice cooker to cook the rice until done.
- Serve with chopped coriander and dried shallots (optional).
Tips
All my adaptations of the recipe have been indicated with an asterix * next to the ingredients list. We love our rice with a chockful of ingredients :) Dad loves sesame oil so he suggested the addition of sesame oil. I didn't want to just add it into the rice. So I've incorporated it into the frying of the ingredients. Just a little sesame oil does bring up the fragrance of the rice!
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