Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls

廣東糯米卷

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — finished dish

Total time: 190 min
Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 8 servings

Recipe overview

Yeasted dough is rolled around shiitake, dried shrimp and sticky-rice filling, then sliced and steamed.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

180 g glutinous rice
3 pieces dried shiitake mushrooms
20 g dried shrimp
250 g plain flour
140 ml warm water
4 g instant yeast
15 g sugar

Rice-filling seasoning

1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp cooking oil

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — ingredients

02

Tools

kitchen knife
cutting board
mixing bowl
sieve
kitchen scale
measuring jug
measuring spoons
rice cooker
frying pan
spatula
rolling pin
baking paper
steamer
steaming rack
kitchen tongs

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — tools

03

Steps

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Rinse glutinous rice, soak in water for sixty minutes, then drain

Step 1

Rinse glutinous rice, soak in water for sixty minutes, then drain

Rinse glutinous rice, soak in water for sixty minutes, then drain.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Soak shiitake and dried shrimp separately until soft, drain and dice

Step 2

Soak shiitake and dried shrimp separately until soft, drain and dice

Soak shiitake and dried shrimp separately until soft, drain and dice.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Cook the drained rice with 200 ml water in a rice cooker

Step 3

Cook the drained rice with 200 ml water in a rice cooker

Cook the drained rice with 200 ml water in a rice cooker.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Heat oil in a pan and fry shiitake and dried shrimp for two minutes

Step 4

Heat oil in a pan and fry shiitake and dried shrimp for two minutes

Heat oil in a pan and fry shiitake and dried shrimp for two minutes.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Add cooked rice and all filling seasonings; mix well and cool completely

Step 5

Add cooked rice and all filling seasonings; mix well and cool completely

Add cooked rice and all filling seasonings; mix well and cool completely.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Mix warm water, yeast and dough sugar; add flour and knead smooth

Step 6

Mix warm water, yeast and dough sugar; add flour and knead smooth

Mix warm water, yeast and dough sugar; add flour and knead smooth.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Cover and rise the dough for forty-five minutes until expanded

Step 7

Cover and rise the dough for forty-five minutes until expanded

Cover and rise the dough for forty-five minutes until expanded.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Deflate and roll the dough into a 30 by 20 cm rectangle

Step 8

Deflate and roll the dough into a 30 by 20 cm rectangle

Deflate and roll the dough into a 30 by 20 cm rectangle.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Spread cooled rice filling evenly, leaving a 2 cm border on one long side

Step 9

Spread cooled rice filling evenly, leaving a 2 cm border on one long side

Spread cooled rice filling evenly, leaving a 2 cm border on one long side.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Roll tightly from the other long side, seam down, and cut into eight

Step 10

Roll tightly from the other long side, seam down, and cut into eight

Roll tightly from the other long side, seam down, and cut into eight.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Place each piece on baking paper, cover and rest for fifteen minutes

Step 11

Place each piece on baking paper, cover and rest for fifteen minutes

Place each piece on baking paper, cover and rest for fifteen minutes.

Cantonese Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls — Steam for fifteen minutes once boiling, then rest covered for three minutes before opening

Step 12

Steam for fifteen minutes once boiling, then rest covered for three minutes before opening

Steam for fifteen minutes once boiling, then rest covered for three minutes before opening.

Common mistakes

Over-wet rice is hard to roll; it should be sticky but not wet.

Tips

Cool the sticky-rice filling fully so it does not soften the dough.