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Fresh Bamboo Shoot and Mugwort Rice Cake

Fresh Bamboo Shoot and Mugwort Rice Cake

Spring bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and pork are wok-tossed into a savory filling, then wrapped in emerald mugwort-infused glutinous dough and steamed Hakka-style until glossy and aromatic.

Instructions

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    Minced filling: fresh bamboo shoots, minced meat, shiitake mushrooms, and garlic sprouts, all cut into small pieces.

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    Heat oil in the pan and add the minced meat.

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    After stir-frying the minced meat until the moisture is removed, add the shiitake mushrooms.

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    After frying until fragrant, add the fresh bamboo shoots.

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    Add salt, oyster sauce, soy sauce, pepper, and five-spice powder for seasoning.

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    Stir-fry until flavorful.

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    Finally, pour in the garlic sprouts.

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    Stir-fry until fragrant and remove from the pan.

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    Cooked minced meat set aside for later use.

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    Washed mugwort leaves.

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    Boil a pot of water, add mugwort leaves, and a small amount of baking soda to keep the mugwort leaves green.

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    After boiling for about five minutes, take it out.

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    Place it in cold water to cool.

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    Squeeze out the moisture.

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    Put the mugwort into the blender and add an appropriate amount of water.

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    Beat for 1 minute.

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    Pour the prepared mugwort paste into the basin.

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    Add glutinous rice flour and sticky rice flour.

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    Knead into a firmer dough.

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    Take a few pieces of dough and flatten them.

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    Put it in hot water and boil.

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    Just float up.

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    Put the cooked mugwort dumplings back into the bowl and continue to knead them evenly. You can add a spoonful of lard to prevent sticking to your hands.

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    Spread some oil on the cutting board and place the dough on it.

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    Roll the dough into a long strip.

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    Cut into equal small portions, about 60 grams each.

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    Take a piece of dough and press a hole in the middle.

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    Make another small nest.

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    Fill in the filling.

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    Closing.

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    Rub into a ball.

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    Pinch one edge on the surface as decoration.

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    Mugwort rice cakes that have been wrapped.

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    Steam it in the pot for ten minutes and it's ready.

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    Finished product.

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    Finished product.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Mugwort
    400g
  • glutinous rice flour
    600g
  • glutinous rice flour
    300g
  • Edible alkali
    2g
  • Baking soda
    2g
  • Clear water
    to taste
  • winter bamboo shoots
    1 piece
  • minced meat
    400g
  • shiitake mushroom
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Garlic sprouts
    1 small handful

Seasonings

  • Lard
    1 spoon
  • Edible oil
    to taste
  • Salt
    2g
  • Oyster sauce
    1 spoon
  • Soy sauce
    1 spoon
  • Five-spice powder
    1 tsp
  • Black pepper
    1 tsp