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Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice

越式鹹糯米飯 Xôi Mặn

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — finished dish

Total time: 545 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Steamed glutinous rice is topped with sausage, shredded chicken, dried shrimp, egg strips and scallion oil.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

500 g glutinous rice
2 pieces Chinese sausage
250 g cooked chicken thigh
35 g dried shrimp
3 pieces eggs
4 stalks spring onion

Rice seasoning

2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp sugar

Scallion oil

3 tbsp cooking oil

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — ingredients

02

Tools

cutting board
knife
steamer
heatproof plate
mixing bowl
measuring spoons

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — tools

03

Steps

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Wash glutinous rice, soak for eight hours and drain thoroughly

Step 1

Wash glutinous rice, soak for eight hours and drain thoroughly

Wash glutinous rice, soak for eight hours and drain thoroughly.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Soak and chop dried shrimp; steam sausage for ten minutes and slice

Step 2

Soak and chop dried shrimp; steam sausage for ten minutes and slice

Soak and chop dried shrimp; steam sausage for ten minutes and slice.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Shred the cooked chicken and finely slice spring onion

Step 3

Shred the cooked chicken and finely slice spring onion

Shred the cooked chicken and finely slice spring onion.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Spread rice on a steaming cloth and steam 25 minutes over boiling water

Step 4

Spread rice on a steaming cloth and steam 25 minutes over boiling water

Spread rice on a steaming cloth and steam 25 minutes over boiling water.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Sprinkle with a little hot water, turn the rice and steam ten minutes more until translucent and tender

Step 5

Sprinkle with a little hot water, turn the rice and steam ten minutes more until translucent and tender

Sprinkle with a little hot water, turn the rice and steam ten minutes more until translucent and tender.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Beat eggs and cook a thin omelette in a frying pan

Step 6

Beat eggs and cook a thin omelette in a frying pan

Beat eggs and cook a thin omelette in a frying pan.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Cool, roll and slice the omelette into fine strips

Step 7

Cool, roll and slice the omelette into fine strips

Cool, roll and slice the omelette into fine strips.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Heat oil in a small pan and cook spring onion gently into bright green scallion oil

Step 8

Heat oil in a small pan and cook spring onion gently into bright green scallion oil

Heat oil in a small pan and cook spring onion gently into bright green scallion oil.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Fry dried shrimp and chicken, then add soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar

Step 9

Fry dried shrimp and chicken, then add soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar

Fry dried shrimp and chicken, then add soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Fold half the scallion oil through the hot rice without crushing the grains

Step 10

Fold half the scallion oil through the hot rice without crushing the grains

Fold half the scallion oil through the hot rice without crushing the grains.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Layer sausage, chicken-shrimp mixture and egg strips over the rice

Step 11

Layer sausage, chicken-shrimp mixture and egg strips over the rice

Layer sausage, chicken-shrimp mixture and egg strips over the rice.

Vietnamese Xoi Man Savoury Sticky Rice — Spoon over remaining scallion oil and serve hot in bowls

Step 12

Spoon over remaining scallion oil and serve hot in bowls

Spoon over remaining scallion oil and serve hot in bowls.

Common mistakes

Do not skip the long soak or let the rice touch the steaming water, or it will be mushy outside and hard inside.

Tips

Cook all meat and sausage first; layering the toppings preserves their different textures better than mixing everything.