Sticky Rice With Hominy Mung Bean And Crispy Shallots Recipes

AUTHENTIC VIETNAMESE MUNG BEAN STICKY RICE (XOI VO)

Steps:

• In separate containers, allow mung beans and rice to soak overnight in water that has 2 inches above the ingredients.
• When ready to cook, drain the mung beans. Use a cheese cloth lined aluminum steamer. Add a layer of mung beans and allow to steam for 60 minutes.
• Once steamed, take the mung beans and grind it with a food processor or mortar and pestle until it has a dry powder-like consistency.
• Drain the sticky rice. Combine the steamed and ground mung beans with the drained, uncooked sticky rice.
• Steam the sticky rice and mung bean for 30 minutes. Half way through the steam, mix up the sticky rice so that the bottom of the steamer comes to the top so it doesn't get mushy.
• In a separate bowl, combine together the sugar and coconut cream. Mix until evenly distributed.
• In a large bowl, add in the sticky rice and mung bean. Slowly pour in the sugar and coconut cream mixture, using a spatula to carefully combine the rice mixture with the sugar and coconut cream mixture.
• Serve immediately topped with your choice of roughly chopped peanuts, shredded sweet coconut flakes, and/or crispy fried shallots.

XOI BAP - STICKY RICE WITH HOMINY AND MUNG BEAN RECIPE

Steps:

• If you have two steamer trays, you can steam both the rice and mung beans at once. If not, do each separately. Bring a steamer to boil. Place muslin fabric over the steamer tray and add the glutinous rice and hominy. Season with salt and mix well. Steam until rice is soft, clear, and sticky but not too mushy, about 15 minutes or so. Remove and place in serving bowl. Hominy is precooked and ready to eat out of the can, so the purpose of cooking it with the rice is for it to be incorporate it into the sticky rice. If you add the hominy after the rice is fully cooked, it doesn't stick to the rice as well. Now steam the mung beans in a similar manner until you can easily crush a grain of mung bean with your fingers, about 15 minutes. Remove and add to small bowl and lightly crush and fluff with a spoon. Place this on top of the rice and hominy mixture. Generously sprinkle fried shallots and sugar on top and enjoy. You can also use the sesame, peanut, sugar and salt mixture as well.

STICKY RICE WITH HOMINY, MUNG BEAN, AND CRISPY SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Put the rice in a bowl and add water to cover by 1 inch. Let stand for at least 2 hours (or even overnight).
• Dump the rice into a colander and rinse under cold running water. Shake the colander to expel extra water and then return the rice to the bowl. Add the hominy, breaking it up into individual kernels. Toss the rice and hominy with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt.
• Fill the steamer pan halfway with water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. If you are concerned about cleanup and/or the rice falling through the holes of the steamer tray, line the tray with a piece of parchment paper or banana leaf, leaving a few holes uncovered for heat circulation. Pour the rice and hominy into the tray, keeping the mixture 1 inch away from the edge where condensation will collect.
• Place the tray in the steamer, cover, and steam the rice for 20 minutes, or until the rice is shiny, tender, and slightly chewy; the hominy is already cooked. To ensure even cooking, give the rice a big stir with chopsticks or a spatula 2 or 3 times during steaming. Take care when lifting the lid that you don't allow any condensation to drip onto the rice and hominy and that you are not burned by the steam. At the end of each stirring, gather the grains back into a mound in the center, leaving a 1-inch border between the rice and the edge of the steamer tray. When the rice is done, lower the heat to keep it hot.
• While the rice and hominy steam, put the sesame seeds, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the 1 tablespoon sugar in a mortar and crush with a pestle to a fine, sandy texture. (Or, use an electric mini-chopper and process for 10 seconds.) Set aside.
• To serve, turn off the steamer, fluff the rice and hominy, and transfer to a platter, spreading it out into a 1-inch-thick layer. Sprinkle the mung bean on top and then follow with the sesame mixture and finish with the shallot. Serve with a small bowl of sugar for anyone who wants a little extra sweetness.