Chinese Sausage Steamed in Rice

Name: Chinese Sausage Steamed in Rice
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons dried shrimp, soaked in warm water for 20 minutes; 1 knob of ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 10 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 40 g (1½ oz/¼ cup) peanuts, roasted; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 3 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, stalks removed, finely sliced; 400 g (14 oz/2 cups) rice; 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 Chinese sausages, sliced into rounds; 750 ml (26 fl oz/3 cups) fresh chicken stock; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

I love the earthiness that the mushrooms, sausage and shrimp lend to this simple and satisfying dish.

Ingredients

2 Chinese sausages, sliced into rounds
400 g (14 oz/2 cups

Asia
China
Side dish

Method

Heat a wok until just smoking. Add the oil and, when hot, stir-fry the ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add the sausage and stir-fry for another minute, then add the shrimp, mushrooms and peanuts and toss together. Add the rice and oyster and soy sauces, and work the mixture together thoroughly with a spoon, then transfer to a clay pot.

Add the stock to the rice and st