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It's the New Year, and many people are already busy preparing for the New Year!
Chinese New Year's Eve meal, also known as the reunion meal, is the most abundant meal of the year. Every household will put on dishes that are rarely seen on weekdays or mean auspicious: there are generally chicken (meaning there is a plan), fish (meaning that there is more than enough for the year), tangyuan (meaning reunion), lotus root (meaning wisdom) and other dishes to seek good luck in the New Year, and this is also the expectation of a better life in the coming year.
In our south, Chinese New Year's Eve the mysterious finale of the meal, the Eight Treasure Rice. Perhaps, strictly speaking, this is not a dish, it is both a dessert and a staple food. Eight treasure rice, perhaps the northerners do not know, but in the south is a must for Chinese New Year's Eve family feast.
The traditional eight treasure rice, generally made of glutinous rice, with bean paste and a variety of dried fruits, nuts, etc., has a sweet taste and rich colors, which means the new year reunion and happiness, and the wealth is rolling!
Eat eight treasure rice every year, this year a new pattern, add some millet to the glutinous rice, golden can look better, taste more abundant, millet is a coarse grain, but also more protective of our stomach!
Eight treasure rice, the material is eclectic, the shape can also be freely played, everyone has a good material although put on!
The method is very simple, steaming, upside down on the plate, no one can open it until it is served. when the Chinese New Year's Eve meal starts, wait until the dishes are all set before you can open the lid!
Wow, at this moment, all the good expectations, wishes are presented with beautiful patterns, the family sits around and congratulates each other, busy for a year, work is not easy, it is not easy to make money, today we have to treat ourselves well, I wish the new year all the best, the source of wealth is widespread!
Let's talk about the following approach.
Millet and glutinous rice generally need to be soaked beforehand and then steamed or cooked.
I'm an acute, and I feel like a waste of time waiting for the soaking time. So, I thought of a way to make an appointment to cook in the evening. The appointment was cooked until the morning, so that the whole night was automatically soaked, and the rice was quietly cooked while I was sleeping, which did not take up my time at all, which was too suitable for me.
Wash the millet and glutinous rice, add water to the tick line and stir well. (I didn't mix well here, so it affects the final product, and everyone has to learn a lesson.) ）
Speaking of reservations, praise my rice cooker, which is very suitable for me as a lazy person.
I used to break my finger to count the time every time I made an appointment, haha! This is not necessary, I want to eat a few points, just adjust a few points, it will be calculated by itself, save trouble!
The next morning, turn on the rice cooker and the millet sticky rice is already cooked.
Add 2 scoops of sugar to the sticky rice and stir well. In fact, if you want to taste better, you can also add a little lard and mix it. I like the low-fat version, so I don't add lard.
Prepare some nuts, such as dates, walnuts, pine nuts, raisins, dried cranberries, and you can also add lotus seeds, cinnamon balls, etc.
Pitt the dates and cut into long strips.
Take a small bowl and spread lard on the bowl. Lard is one to increase flavor, the second is anti-stick, and the third is to fix nuts. Therefore, it is recommended that the lard should not be smeared too little, otherwise it may not be deducted upside down.
I'm more casual, using nuts and dried fruit to properly arrange some of my favorite patterns. Many people are more delicate and dexterous, and they can arrange beautiful patterns.
Take a small ball of rice, first pinch and press flat, then gently put it in the center of the bowl, gently press it, pay attention to try to be in place as much as possible, so that the pattern is not deformed.
Take some more rice and paste it around the small bowl.
Add an appropriate amount of bean paste and place in the middle of the rice.
Finally, cover with rice and compact and press tightly.
I made 2 small bowls and put them in the steamer.
Steam regularly for 15 minutes.
The advantage of the electric steamer is that it can be timed, automatically shut down, no one to watch, more convenient. My electric steamer is also very special, look at the picture below, 8 seconds to get on the gas, 1 minute when the water vapor is dense, much faster than the general steamer.
After steaming, take a nice plate and put the small bowl upside down in the bowl.
Lift the lid and you'll succeed!
It seems that my eight treasure rice pattern is a bit off, haha, it's okay, this tortuous year, ah, finally passed, and start a new year!
People who pay attention to a little can finally drizzle with osmanthus sugar juice, accompanied by eating, sweet and sweet all year round!