Easy Chinese New Year Rice Cake 年糕
This super easy recipe will make you wonder why you ever bought this from a store!It’s so basic that there are not many adjustments that you can make.But, I can think of a few things to add:• cooked red beans• goji berries (sprinkle on top)• sesame seeds (sprinkle on top)It’s traditional to pan fry pieces of rice cake dipped in egg, follow my recipe here.Follow my recipe for transforming this traditional rice cake to New Year Rice Cake Bites and get the party started!
Approximate cost (CAD) $6
Ingredients
- 400 g Glutinous rice flour
- 350 g Cane sugar in slab form (piàn tang) aka “brown slab candy”
- 400 ml Coconut milk (1 can)
- 200 ml Water
- 2 tsp Wheat starch (澄粉/澄面/小麦澄粉)
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1 Red date
Instructions
- Pour 1 can of coconut milk into a pot, add 350 g of cane sugar slabs, and 200 ml water. It’s alright if there is slightly more or less coconut milk. Just be sure that the total of the liquid amounts to 600 ml.
- Heat the pot to medium and melt the sugar. It’s done when all the sugar is dissolved and mixed together. Cool completely to room temperature before mixing it with the rice flour.
- In a large mixing bowl, add 400 g of glutinous rice flour and 2 tsp of wheat starch and mix well.
- Slowly add the cooled coconut milk mixture into the flour mixture.
- Use a whisk to mix until smooth.
- Use 1 tsp oil to grease a container for steaming
I used an 8” glass pie plate - Pour the mixture through a sieve into the greased container.
- Cover with a piece of tinfoil and steam at medium-high heat for 60 minutes.
- After 60 minutes, use a chopstick or toothpick to poke the centre of the cake to check for doneness. If there is residue sticking on the chopstick or toothpick, then it’s not done. Steam for another 10 minutes and check again.
- Once the cake is done, put a red date where the chopstick or toothpick hole is.
- It can be served hot or after it cools down.
- If you would like to use the rice cake to make Fried New Year Rice Cake, then put the cake into the fridge overnight before slicing for best results. Instructions can be found here.
- If you would like to use the rice cake to make my New Year Rice Cake Bites, then do not put it in the fridge. Instructions can be found here.
Nutrition
Calories: 433kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 10mgPotassium: 130mgFiber: 1gSugar: 44gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 2mg
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