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Vietnamese fried sticky cake

Xoi Chien - Vietnamese Fried Sticky Rice

A delicious Vietnamese street food dish made with golden fried sticky rice. It's often served with a savory-sweet topping of ground pork, mushrooms, and fried shallots, creating a perfect balance of textures and flavors.
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Total Time 40 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Asian, Vietnamese
Servings 4

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcal

Ingredients
  

For the fried sticky rice

  • 300 g ground pork
  • 1/2 cup wood ear mushrooms
  • 1/2 jicama chopped
  • 1/4 carrot chopped
  • 1 tbsp minced onion
  • 500 g sticky rice already put in the fridge
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • Vegetable oil

For the sauce

  • 1 scallion head chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp chili sauce
  • ½ tbsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • water
  • Vegetable oil

Instructions
 

Making the sauce

  • Heat 1 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat. Add minced garlic and chopped scallion head, sauté until fragrant.
  • Combine soy sauce, chili sauce, sugar, and water, then mix thoroughly until well blended.
  • Simmer the mixture until it reaches a thick consistency. Give it another taste and lightly sprinkle with pepper to enhance the flavor.

Making the fried sticky rice

  • Brush cooking oil on a tray and spread sticky rice on it.
  • Use a round or oval cutting mold to shape the sticky rice.
  • Heat cooking oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add the sticky rice and fry them until they turn golden brown and crispy on both sides. Remove the sticky rice portion and place them on a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Repeat this process until all the portions of sticky rice are fried.
  • Soak the wood ear mushrooms in hot water until they swell. Rinse them in clean water and finely chop them.
  • In a bowl, thoroughly mix together all the filling ingredients and let them marinate for 15 minutes.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat. Add minced onion and sauté until fragrant.
  • Toss in the filling mixture. Stir-fry for a few minutes until the vegetables are tender and pork are cooked.
  • Use a knife to form a horizontal cavity within the sticky rice. Spoon a generous amount of the prepared filling onto the crispy sticky rice portions.
  • Drizzle the Fried Sticky Rice with sauce or dip it in the sauce and enjoy.

Notes

If you don't have the sticky rice left in the fridge, you can cook it, let it cook, and put in the fridge.
Keyword fried sticky rice, South East Asia, sticky rice recipe, street food
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