Wenzhou Sticky Rice Bowl

Why you'll love this recipe

This is a legendary breakfast dish from Wenzhou, offering a complex mix of chewy rice, savory meat gravy, and crunchy toppings.
The mushroom and pork topping can be made ahead of time, making the morning assembly fast and easy.
It’s an incredibly hearty meal that will keep you full and energized for hours.

Key Ingredients

Glutinous Rice: This must be soaked overnight to ensure it steams into a perfectly chewy, "sticky" texture.
Dried Shiitake Mushrooms: Provide a deep, earthy umami that fresh mushrooms simply can't match.
Fried Dough (You Tiao): Often added as a topping, it provides a crucial crunch against the soft rice.

✅Quick Tips: Steam the rice on a cheesecloth-lined tray; this allows the steam to circulate through the rice grains without them falling through the holes.

Key Steps

#1: Soak the rice and mushrooms the night before to ensure they are fully hydrated and ready for cooking.

#2: Steam the soaked rice for 25 minutes until it is translucent and chewy.

#3: Assemble by scooping the hot rice into a bowl, ladling over the savory gravy, and adding your favorite crunchy toppings.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 55 mins

Cooking Method: Pork

Courses: Breakfast, Rice

Servings: 2

Description

Sticky rice is topped with rich meat gravy. A classic comfort dish.

Ingredients:

2 cups glutinous rice

Mushroom minced pork topping

½ cup dried mushroom
1 lb minced pork
3 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp cooking wine
1 tbsp oyster sauce
A pinch of salt
3 cups of water

Toppings

1/3 cup dried shrimp
2 tbsp scallions (chopped)
2 tbsp Chinese donuts (diced)

Instructions

1
The night soak the glutinous rice overnight. The next morning steam for 25 - 30 minutes over a cheesecloth.
2
The next morning, soak dried mushroom for 20 minutes, diced and sauteed in greased pan with pork and then add in the rest of the mushroom & minced pork sauce and let it stew for 15 minutes.
3
When the rice is ready, pour over the pork sauce and the toppings over the bowl and enjoy!

Keywords: Sticky Rice, Wenzhou, Breakfast