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Hakka Rice Cake

Hakka Rice Cake

A Hakka New Year rice cake steamed from glutinous rice flour bound with ginger-scented brown sugar syrup, slicing beautifully when set with a sticky, caramel-fragrant chew.

Instructions

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    Prepare the ingredients: glutinous rice flour, blocks of brown sugar, ginger slices.

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    Cut the brown sugar into pieces.

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    Put an appropriate amount of water in a small pot and add slices of ginger.

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    After the water boils and the ginger flavor comes out, pour in the brown sugar.

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    Dissolve the brown sugar.

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    Scoop out the ginger slices.

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    Pour the hot brown sugar water into the glutinous rice flour.

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    Stir vigorously.

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    Stir until the batter is smooth and free of lumps.

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    Take two aluminum foil baking pans and brush oil in them.

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    Pour the batter into the pan and tap to release air bubbles.

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    Put into the steamer.

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    Time: 40~45 minutes.

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    When the time is up, take it off the heat.

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    Remove the mold after placing for one or two hours.

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    Cut into pieces (edible).

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    Place in a flat pan and fry until both sides are crispy before eating; it tastes even better.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • glutinous rice flour
    600g
  • Water
    450g

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Ginger slices
    to taste

Seasonings

  • brown sugar
    300g