Name: Nor Mai Guen
Yield: 2 loaves
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon five-spice powder; 2 cured Chinese sausages (lop cheung), diced into ¼-inch pieces; ½ cup Chinese bacon, diced into ¼-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon peanut oil; 2 cups glutinous rice (also known as “sweet rice”); 2½ tablespoons oyster sauce; ½ teaspoon salt (optional); 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 Steamed Bun Dough recipe; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; ⅓ cup scallions, both ends discarded, washed, dried, and thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon dried shrimp

Preparation info

2
loaves

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Dim Sum Book

By Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

Published 1982

About

This very rare preparation is still another winter-only treat. After you eat it, you tend to stay quite warm, thus making it not quite the thing to eat if you don’t have air-conditioning.

Ingredients

2 cups glutinous rice (also known as “sweet rice”)
1 tablespoon dried shrimp
1

Method

To prepare rice

Place the rice in large bowl. Wash 3 or 4 times with cold water, then drain thoroughly. Place the rice in a 9-inch cake pan, add 2 cups of cold water, and place the pan in the steamer. Steam for 30 to 40 minutes or until the rice is soft and sticks together. Set aside.