This recipe is translated from Cookpad Taiwan. See original: Taiwan艾草粿

Mugwort Rice Cakes

Gina
Gina @gina_098

With the Qingming Festival approaching, it's time to make traditional rice cakes with mugwort.

Mugwort Rice Cakes

With the Qingming Festival approaching, it's time to make traditional rice cakes with mugwort.

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Ingredients

19 servings
  1. 500 gglutinous rice flour
  2. 100 grice flour
  3. 100-120 gfresh mugwort
  4. 450 gwater
  5. 65 gsugar
  6. 30 goil
  7. Filling:
  8. 200 gpork
  9. (Marinate with 1 teaspoon soy sauce and a little sesame oil for flavor)
  10. 15 gshiitake mushrooms
  11. 60 gdried shrimp
  12. 150 gdried radish strips
  13. Halfa bowl of fried shallots
  14. Seasoning:
  15. 4 tablespoonssoy sauce paste (adjust to taste as the outer layer is not seasoned)
  16. 2 tablespoonspepper (adjust to taste as the outer layer is not seasoned)
  17. 2 tablespoonsrice wine
  18. For non-stick base:
  19. Banana leaves or non-stick baking paper as needed
  20. as neededOil

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash the tender mugwort leaves thoroughly, boil in water for 5 minutes until soft, then drain and squeeze out excess water.

  2. 2

    Blend the cooked mugwort with water in a blender until finely chopped.

  3. 3

    (Mix the glutinous rice flour and rice flour evenly) Take 1/10 of the mixed flour (60g) and add water to form a dough. Divide into 3-4 pieces and boil in water until they float, forming small rice cake pieces.

  4. 4

    Combine the mixed flour from step 3 with sugar, blended mugwort juice, and 30g oil. Mix slightly, then add the hot rice cake pieces and knead vigorously into a glutinous rice dough.

  5. 5

    Cover the glutinous rice dough with a damp cloth to prevent drying.

  6. 6

    Soak the dried radish strips, shiitake mushrooms, and dried shrimp separately in water for 10-15 minutes, then drain. Cut the radish strips into small pieces and finely chop the mushrooms and shrimp.

  7. 7

    In a pan, sauté the shrimp and mushrooms in oil until fragrant, then set aside. In the same pan, add pork and cook until white, then add mushrooms, shrimp, and fried shallots. Continue to sauté, then add radish strips (reduce heat to prevent drying) and all seasonings. Sauté until fragrant and set aside.

  8. 8

    Trim the ends of a banana leaf and cut to appropriate size, using 1 leaf for 2 portions. Wash and dry the leaves, then apply a layer of oil to prevent sticking. Divide the dough into 70g portions and the filling into 40g portions. Flatten the dough, making the center thicker and edges thinner, about palm-sized. Cover unused dough with a damp cloth.

  9. 9

    Apply oil to the surface of the wrapped rice cakes to prevent drying.

  10. 10

    Steam for 25 minutes. Start with high heat, then switch to medium heat once the water boils. Open the lid every 5 minutes and fan away steam to prevent the cakes from collapsing.

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