Eight Treasure Rice Pudding (Ba Bao Fan)
This traditional Chinese dessert is a sweet and visually appealing dish, often served during celebrations. It features glutinous rice molded with an array of dried fruits and nuts, then steamed to perfection. The result is a sticky, sweet, and satisfying pudding.
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- Temps total
- 1 h 45 min
- Racions
- 6
- Dificultat
- Mitjana
- Per ració
- 360 kcal
Informació sobre al·lèrgens: pot contenir fruita seca, sulfits i fruits de closca. Si teniu al·lèrgies, comproveu sempre els envasos dels ingredients.
Preparació prèvia
Llista d’ingredients
Llista d’ingredients
- 250 gglutinous rice, soaked overnight
- 150 gred bean paste
rice seasoning
- 50 gsugar
- 100 mlwater
- 1 csvegetable oil
decoration
- 6 udried jujube, pitted
- 30 graisin
- 4 udried apricot, halved
- 30 gcandied kumquat, sliced
- 30 gwalnut, halved
- 15 gpumpkin seed
- 10 ggoji berry, soaked
syrup
- 1 cscornstarch
- 2 cssugar
- 100 mlwater
Estris
steamer · large bowl · spoon · small saucepan · heatproof bowl · serving plate
Elaboració
Pas a pas
- 1
Drain the soaked glutinous rice thoroughly.
- 2
Steam the drained glutinous rice for 20-25 minutes until it is tender and translucent.
Uns 25 min
Nota de cuina: Ensure your steamer has enough water to last the entire steaming process.
- 3
While the rice is hot, transfer it to a large bowl.
- 4
Add the sugar, water, and vegetable oil to the steamed rice and mix well until everything is evenly combined.
Uns 2 min
Nota de cuina: The sugar will dissolve better in the hot rice.
- 5
Lightly grease a heatproof bowl (about 6-inch diameter) with a little extra vegetable oil.
Uns 1 min
Nota de cuina: This prevents the pudding from sticking and helps with unmolding.
- 6
Arrange the dried jujubes, raisins, dried apricots, candied kumquats, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and goji berries in a decorative pattern on the bottom and sides of the greased bowl.
Uns 5 min
Nota de cuina: Be creative with your arrangement, as this will be the top of your pudding.
- 7
Press about half of the seasoned glutinous rice firmly over the fruits and nuts in the bowl, creating an even layer.
Uns 2 min
Nota de cuina: Use the back of a spoon or your greased fingers to press it down tightly.
- 8
Spread the red bean paste over the rice layer, leaving a small border around the edge.
Uns 2 min
- 9
Cover the red bean paste with the remaining seasoned glutinous rice, pressing it down firmly to seal the filling.
Uns 2 min
Nota de cuina: Ensure there are no gaps for the red bean paste to escape.
- 10
Steam the bowl of rice pudding for another 20 minutes.
Uns 20 min
Nota de cuina: This second steaming allows the flavors to meld and the pudding to set.
- 11
Carefully remove the bowl from the steamer and let it cool for a few minutes.
Uns 5 min
Nota de cuina: Cooling slightly makes it easier to unmold.
- 12
While the pudding cools, prepare the syrup by mixing the cornstarch, sugar, and water in a small saucepan.
Uns 2 min
- 13
Heat the syrup mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens and becomes clear.
Uns 3 min
- 14
Invert the rice pudding onto a serving plate.
Nota de cuina: If it sticks, gently run a knife around the edge of the bowl.
- 15
Pour the prepared syrup over the unmolded rice pudding.
- 16
Serve warm and enjoy.
Per ració
Nutrició
- Calories
- 359,8kcal
- Proteïnes
- 6,6g
- Hidrats de carboni
- 68,3g
- Greixos
- 7,2g
- Fibra
- 2,5g
- Sucre
- 26,7g
Estimació basada en les quantitats dels ingredients. Els valors poden variar segons les marques i les substitucions.
Conservació
Store leftover Eight Treasure Rice Pudding in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Reheat individual portions in a microwave until warm, or steam again for a few minutes.