Chef Bao Nguyen’s Beans & Rice Dish
Chef Bao Nguyen (of Quan Hapa) serves up a tasty dish for #beansandriceweek
Sticky Rice Mixture
● 2 cup sweet rice (Glutinous rice/Sticky Rice)
● 1/2 cup hominy
Mung Bean Topping
● 1/2 cup split mung beans
● 2 tsp sugar
Garnish
● Fried Shallots
● Crushed unsalted peanuts
Seasoning Mixture
● 1 Tbsp sugar
● 1 tsp salt
● 1 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds
Cooking Tools
● Steamer or Sticky Rice Bamboo steamer
● Grinder
● Muslin fabric, cheesecloth, or flour pouch
Directions:
1. Soak rice and mung beans overnight (or for 4 hours)
2. Mix rice and hominy and steam until rice is translucent
3. Steam mung beans until you can mash them with your fingers
4. Mash mung beans and mix with sugar
5. Grind sesame seeds and mix with salt and sugar
6. Layer ingredients on plate in this order:
– Rice & hominy
– Mung beans
– Sesame seasoning mixture
– Peanuts
– Fried Shallots
7. It is ready to serve. You can also serve it with a side of sesame seasoning mixture