Sticky rice (xoi)

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
14 ounces Glutinous rice
(specified on package)
1 teaspoon Salt

Directions

METHOD 1

1. Rinse and drain the rice after soaking overnight. Spread the soaked rice mixed with the salt over a dampened cheesecloth in the top of a steamer and steam for about 40 minutes, sprinkling water over it occasionally. Taste while cooking for consisten METHOD 2

1. Boil about 3 cups water in a thick saucepan. Add the rice and salt and bring it back to a boil. Let it boil for 1 minute or so and then cover it with a well-fitting lid. Take it off the heat and hold the lid tightly on the saucepan. Turn it over a 2. Return to a very low heat and allow the rice to cook for about 20 minutes. After cooking, set it aside for 10 minutes to complete the cooking. When ready to serve, fluff it up with a ladle or chopsticks, whichever you prefer.

Recipe Source: VIETNAMESE COOKING - EXOTIC DELIGHTS FROM INDO-CHINA by Paulette Do Van. Published by Chartwell Books, Inc. Copyright (c) 1993. Recipe formatted by Olivia Liebermann RDSE68B on May, 1995.

Recipe By : "Vietnamese Cooking" by Paulette Do Van, Chartwell Books

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