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Chinese New Year Snack - Rice Cakes

Rice cake is not just an ordinary snack; it carries a beautiful meaning in Chinese culture as part of the traditional Chinese New Year food. Let's take a look at this dish, which symbolizes the wish for “rising higher year after year”!

1-2
Servings
4
INGREDIENTS
10
STEP
30 min
TOTAL TIME

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients

  • ·
    150g glutinous rice flour
  • ·
    50g brown sugar
  • ·
    Yellow soybean flour (to taste)
  • ·
    Cooking oil (to taste)

DIRECTIONS

Step 1

Add 120g warm water to 150g glutinous rice flour. 

Step 2

Stir well and knead into a dough.

Step 3

Shape the dough into a rectangle and cut it into strips.  

Step 4

Heat oil in a pan and add the rice cake strips.

Step 5

Fry on low heat until golden brown on all sides. Set aside.  

Step 6

Pour 30g of water into the pan and bring it to a boil. 

Step 7

Add 50g of brown sugar. 

Step 8

 Cook until the mixture thickens. 

Step 9

Sprinkle the fried rice cakes with yellow soybean flour.  

Step 10

Drizzle the brown sugar syrup over the rice cakes. Done!

Chinese New Year Snack - Rice Cakes URL: https://www.chinarecipes.com/chinese-new-year-snack-rice-cake-recipe-nian-gao-22055/