Vegetarian Eight-Treasure Rice
A plant-based adaptation of the classic traditional Chinese celebratory Eight-Treasure Rice, a sweet, hearty dish commonly served at festive family gatherings.
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With deep roots in Chinese home cooking tradition, this vegetarian Eight-Treasure Rice is a staple of Lunar New Year and other major family celebrations, where its chewy glutinous rice base and sweet layered fillings are viewed as a symbol of abundance, unity, and good fortune for the year ahead.
Ingredients
black rice
to taste
glutinous rice
to taste
coix seed
to taste
sago
to taste
soy bean
to taste
adzuki bean
to taste
mung bean
to taste
red rice
to taste
walnut
to taste
dried grape
to taste
lotus seed
to taste
mango 1 piece
Instructions
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Step 1
Soak all beans and grains in water for 5 hours, then arrange them on a plate.
2
Step 2
Place the plate into a steamer, bring the water to a rolling boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and steam for half an hour. Mix in sliced red dates.
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Step 3
This is what the finished steamed dish looks like. Actually, you can add white sugar directly before steaming and eat it just like this. But I didn't eat it that way.
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Step 4
I took a mango, scooped out the flesh, blended it into a puree, and poured it over the eight-treasure rice.
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Step 5
Then stir it well and eat! This makes the flavor more pure, with a true taste of nature.
