KOCHA BEE STEAMED RICE [EU P'NG STYLE]

This recipe is for some who love eating Hokkien 'Eu P'ng' but are glutinous rice intolerance. Here, I used Embryo Rice. All rice in its natural form is gluten free. Rice is one of the most popular gluten-free grains for people with celiac disease.

Great One Dish Meal recipe for the busy people. Do refer to this post Kocha [Traditional] Steamed Glutinous Rice if you like to cook this dish using glutinous rice. The aroma of the fried ingredients like fried shallots and mushrooms make this rice salivating. 

Ingredients

[serve 4-5]

320 gm rice - washed, rinsed and drained [I used Embryo Rice]

Other Ingredients

6 dried mushrooms - soaked and cut strips

1-2 tbsp dried prawns - rinsed a few times and drained

150 gm pork belly or shoulder meat - cut thin strips

40 gm shallots - sliced

2 tsp sesame seed oil

2 tbsp cooking oil

Seasoning

3 tbsp light soy sauce

2 tbsp wine

1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce [can omit if you like light coloured rice]

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt to taste

1 tsp pepper to taste

dash of chicken stock granules

1. Heat wok, add 2 tbsp oil, saute shallots until golden brown and crispy. Remove.
2. Using the same wok, add some chopped spring onions [white part] and pork belly meat strips. Continue to fry until fragrant and oil oozes out. Add in mushrooms and dried prawns, fry until aromatic. Add in seasoning and rice.
3. Continue to fry for 1-2 minutes. Add fried shallots, mix well. Dish up into steaming plate. Add about 640 ml water [2 times of rice].
4. Bring water in steamer to boil. Place rice in a steaming tray, cover with lid. Steamed rice in steamer for 30 -40 minutes or until rice is cooked and soft. Halfway while steaming, can give the rice a stir. Keep warm in steamer until required.
5. Fluff up rice, sprinkle with chopped spring onions or coriander and top up with extra crispy fried shallots.
6. Serve with cut chillies or sambal belacan [Malaysian chilli paste].