Glutinous Rice Chicken (Loh Mai Kai)

Ingredients

• 600g glutinous rice (soaked for 3 hours)
• 2 chicken drumsticks (chopped into bite-sized pieces)
• 10 dried mushrooms (soaked and halved)
• 4 Chinese sausages (sliced diagonally)
• 4 tbsp cooking oil for oiling the bottom of the rice bowls
• 500 ml water

Chicken & Mushroom Marinade

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tbsp ginger juice
• 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp shao hsing wine
• 2 Chinese soup spoons cooking oil

Note: For the mushroom must squeeze out the water before marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well then add in the mushrooms and mix thoroughly.

Seasoning For The Glutinous Rice 

• 1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp shallot oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp shao hsing wine

Methods:

1. Drain the glutinous rice, add in 500 ml of water and steam for 25 minutes. Stir in the seasoning whilst still hot. Mix well and set aside.
2. Marinate the chicken & mushroom pieces for 1 hour
3. Oil the bottom of a porcelain Chinese rice bowl. Place in 1 piece each of the chicken, mushroom and sausage.
4. Spoon glutinous rice on top and press it down and level the glutinous rice over the chicken, mushroom and sausage with the back of the spoon
5. Cover the bowl with aluminium foil and steam for 25 minutes