Sticky Rice with Chinese Sausage

Ingredients for Sticky Rice with Chinese Sausage

• 725ml Chinese or Japanese short-grain sticky ("sweet") rice*

• 190g Chinese dried black mushrooms* or dried shiitake mushrooms (45g)

• 5 Chinese sausages* (6 to 230g total)

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger

• 80g thinly sliced spring onion (white and pale green parts only

• from 1 bunch)

• 230g bottled peeled cooked whole chestnuts (from a 14- to 425g jar), drained and coarsely chopped

• 80ml Chinese rice wine or medium-dry Sherry

• 45ml soy sauce

• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce

• 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoons white pepper

• 475ml reduced-sodium chicken broth

• Garnish: thinly sliced spring onion greens

• a wok

How to make Sticky Rice with Chinese Sausage

Cover rice with cold water by 1 inch in a large bowl and soak at least 2 hours. Drain in a sieve and rinse well under cold running water.

Soak mushrooms in warm water 30 minutes, then drain, squeezing excess liquid back into bowl, and discard liquid. Rinse mushrooms to remove any grit, then discard stems and coarsely chop caps. 2.8L er sausages lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch pieces.

Heat a wok over high heat until just smoking. Add peanut oil and heat, swirling in wok, until just smoking. Add ginger and spring onion and stir-fry 30 seconds. Add sausage and stir-fry 1 minute, then add mushrooms and stir-fry 1 minute. Add chestnuts and stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in rice wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, salt, and white pepper and remove from heat. Add drained rice and stir to coat.

Transfer mixture to a 4- to 6-quart heavy pot and add broth (broth will not completely cover rice). Bring to a simmer, stir once, then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 25 minutes more, then remove from heat. Stir from bottom to distribute ingredients and let stand, covered, 10 minutes before serving.

*Available at Asian markets and Kam Man Food Products (212-571-0330).

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