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Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes

老撾烤糯米蛋餅

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — finished dish

Total time: 36 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Cooked sticky rice is pressed into cakes, coated with spring-onion egg and grilled golden in Lao khao jee style.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

600 g cooked chilled sticky rice
2 pieces eggs
2 stalks spring onions

Egg coating

1 tbsp light soy sauce
0.25 tsp salt
0.125 tsp ground white pepper

Grilling oil

1 tbsp cooking oil

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — ingredients

02

Tools

mixing bowl
measuring spoons
cutting board
pastry brush
frying pan
spatula
kitchen tongs
serving plate
kitchen knife

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — tools

03

Steps

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Use sticky rice cooked the previous day and refrigerated within two hours

Step 1

Use sticky rice cooked the previous day and refrigerated within two hours

Use sticky rice cooked the previous day and refrigerated within two hours.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Wash, dry and finely chop spring onions

Step 2

Wash, dry and finely chop spring onions

Wash, dry and finely chop spring onions.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Beat eggs with soy sauce, salt and white pepper

Step 3

Beat eggs with soy sauce, salt and white pepper

Beat eggs with soy sauce, salt and white pepper.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Stir onions into the egg and pour half into a shallow dish

Step 4

Stir onions into the egg and pour half into a shallow dish

Stir onions into the egg and pour half into a shallow dish.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Moisten hands lightly and divide sticky rice into eight portions

Step 5

Moisten hands lightly and divide sticky rice into eight portions

Moisten hands lightly and divide sticky rice into eight portions.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Press each portion into an oval about 1

Step 6

Press each portion into an oval about 1

Press each portion into an oval about 1.5 cm thick, firming the edges.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Brush the pan lightly with oil and preheat over medium-low heat

Step 7

Brush the pan lightly with oil and preheat over medium-low heat

Brush the pan lightly with oil and preheat over medium-low heat.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Coat both sides of the first four cakes lightly with the onion egg

Step 8

Coat both sides of the first four cakes lightly with the onion egg

Coat both sides of the first four cakes lightly with the onion egg.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Grill the cakes for three minutes per side until the egg is set and golden

Step 9

Grill the cakes for three minutes per side until the egg is set and golden

Grill the cakes for three minutes per side until the egg is set and golden.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Transfer to a plate and add the remaining egg mixture to the shallow dish

Step 10

Transfer to a plate and add the remaining egg mixture to the shallow dish

Transfer to a plate and add the remaining egg mixture to the shallow dish.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Coat and grill the remaining four the same way until hot through

Step 11

Coat and grill the remaining four the same way until hot through

Coat and grill the remaining four the same way until hot through.

Lao Khao Jee Grilled Sticky Rice Cakes — Arrange all eight cakes on a plate and serve while the outside is lightly crisp

Step 12

Arrange all eight cakes on a plate and serve while the outside is lightly crisp

Arrange all eight cakes on a plate and serve while the outside is lightly crisp.

Common mistakes

High heat burns the egg before the centre heats; do not shape loose, freshly hot sticky rice.

Tips

Compress the rice firmly so it holds together, and keep the egg coating thin.