Sticky Rice With Chinese Sausage And Dried Scallops

Serves: 4

Alessia Franecki

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

48

Sweetness

50

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 bunches

Scallions (of)

2 tbsps

Light Soy Sauce

1 tbsp

Sugar

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 cup

Peanut Oil

2 tsps

Black Pepper

Directions:

1

Cover rice with cold water by 1 inch in a bowl and soak at least 4 and up to 12 hours

2

After rice has soaked at least 3 hours, fill wok with enough water for bottom rim of steamer (not rack) to rest in water, then bring to a boil

3

Put scallops and rice wine in a small heatproof bowl

4

Put bowl with scallops in bottom tier of steamer and steam, covered, until soft, about 2 hours

5

(Replenish water as necessary to keep bottom rim of steamer in water to prevent scorching

6

) When scallops have steamed for almost 1 hour, line bottom and side of top tier of steamer with several layers of cheesecloth, then set tier onto steamer in wok

7

Drain rice in a sieve and rinse well under cold running water, then spread rice in an even layer over cheesecloth in steamer (cheesecloth should not hang over edge of steamer) and steam, covered, sprinkling rice with a few drops of water occasionally, 1 hour

8

(Replenish water as necessary to keep bottom rim of steamer in water to prevent scorching

9

) Meanwhile, soak mushrooms in 2 cups boiling-hot water in a bowl (water should cover mushrooms), turning mushrooms over occasionally, until softened, about 30 minutes

10

Cut out and discard stems from mushrooms, then squeeze excess liquid from caps into bowl and thinly slice caps

11

Reserve 1/2 cup mushroom- soaking liquid and discard remainder

12

Remove top tier of steamer from wok and transfer rice from cheesecloth to a platter

13

Once rice has cooled, lightly wet your hands and break up large clumps

14

Using tongs, remove bowl containing scallops from bottom tier of steamer

15

Reserve water in wok

16

Reserve scallop-soaking liquid and shred scallops into "threads" with a fork or your fingers, discarding tough muscle on side (muscle will remain solid but scallop meat will shred easily)

17

Bring water in wok to a boil, then arrange sausages on a heatproof plate and steam in steamer, covered, 5 minutes

18

When cool enough to handle, halve sausages lengthwise, then cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices

19

Cut scallions into 1/4-inch-thick slices, keeping pale green and white parts separate from dark green parts

20

Stir together oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and salt in a bowl until sugar is dissolved

21

Pour off water from wok and dry

22

Heat wok over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact

23

Pour peanut oil down side of wok, then swirl oil, tilting wok to coat sides

24

Add mushrooms and pale green and white parts of scallions and stir-fry 1 minute

25

Add sausage and scallops and stir-fry 1 minute

26

Add rice and stir-fry, breaking up any clumps, 1 minute

27

Add scallop- and mushroom-soaking liquids along with oyster sauce mixture and stir-fry until rice is well coated and hot, about 2 minutes

28

Add sesame oil, then add pepper and remaining scallion greens and stir-fry until combined well

29

Cover rice with cold water by 1 inch in a bowl and soak at least 4 and up to 12 hours

30

After rice has soaked at least 3 hours, fill wok with enough water for bottom rim of steamer (not rack) to rest in water, then bring to a boil

31

Put scallops and rice wine in a small heatproof bowl

32

Put bowl with scallops in bottom tier of steamer and steam, covered, until soft, about 2 hours

33

(Replenish water as necessary to keep bottom rim of steamer in water to prevent scorching

34

) When scallops have steamed for almost 1 hour, line bottom and side of top tier of steamer with several layers of cheesecloth, then set tier onto steamer in wok

35

Drain rice in a sieve and rinse well under cold running water, then spread rice in an even layer over cheesecloth in steamer (cheesecloth should not hang over edge of steamer) and steam, covered, sprinkling rice with a few drops of water occasionally, 1 hour

36

(Replenish water as necessary to keep bottom rim of steamer in water to prevent scorching

37

) Meanwhile, soak mushrooms in 2 cups boiling-hot water in a bowl (water should cover mushrooms), turning mushrooms over occasionally, until softened, about 30 minutes

38

Cut out and discard stems from mushrooms, then squeeze excess liquid from caps into bowl and thinly slice caps

39

Reserve 1/2 cup mushroom- soaking liquid and discard remainder

40

Remove top tier of steamer from wok and transfer rice from cheesecloth to a platter

41

Once rice has cooled, lightly wet your hands and break up large clumps

42

Using tongs, remove bowl containing scallops from bottom tier of steamer

43

Reserve water in wok

44

Reserve scallop-soaking liquid and shred scallops into "threads" with a fork or your fingers, discarding tough muscle on side (muscle will remain solid but scallop meat will shred easily)

45

Bring water in wok to a boil, then arrange sausages on a heatproof plate and steam in steamer, covered, 5 minutes

46

When cool enough to handle, halve sausages lengthwise, then cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices

47

Cut scallions into 1/4-inch-thick slices, keeping pale green and white parts separate from dark green parts

48

Stir together oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and salt in a bowl until sugar is dissolved

49

Pour off water from wok and dry

50

Heat wok over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact

51

Pour peanut oil down side of wok, then swirl oil, tilting wok to coat sides

52

Add mushrooms and pale green and white parts of scallions and stir-fry 1 minute

53

Add sausage and scallops and stir-fry 1 minute

54

Add rice and stir-fry, breaking up any clumps, 1 minute

55

Add scallop- and mushroom-soaking liquids along with oyster sauce mixture and stir-fry until rice is well coated and hot, about 2 minutes

56

Add sesame oil, then add pepper and remaining scallion greens and stir-fry until combined well