China

Eight Treasure Rice

Name: Eight Treasure Rice
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 300 g Sticky rice; 200 g Sweet red bean paste; 1 handful Dried fruit (dates, lotus seeds, goji); 1 handful Candied fruit & nuts; 2 tbsp each Sugar & lard/oil; as needed Water

Sweet sticky-rice pudding for Chinese New Year

Ba bao fan, “eight treasure rice”, is a classic Chinese festive pudding that symbolises luck and prosperity at New Year.

Sweet sticky rice is layered with eight dried fruits and nuts, steamed over red bean paste and served turned out.

Servings6

Time90 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Sticky rice300 g
Sweet red bean paste200 g
Dried fruit (dates, lotus seeds, goji)1 handful
Candied fruit & nuts1 handful
Sugar & lard/oil2 tbsp each
Wateras needed

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the sticky rice and mix with sugar and a little oil.
Oil a bowl and line decoratively with fruit and nuts.
Add a layer of sticky rice, place bean paste in the centre.
Cover with sticky rice and steam 40-60 minutes.
Turn out onto a plate and serve warm.

Make it original

Sticky rice and red bean paste for eight treasure rice are in the Asia Boutique.

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