While browsing through some food blogs recently, I was inspired to try making Loh Mai Kai. Precious Pea and Food Made Simple shared their experiences making this popular dim sum item and since I had a packet of glutinuous rice in my kitchen, I decided to give this a try last weekend.
I tweaked the recipe a bit, based on my limited culinary experience in making Loh Mai Kai, hehe! Translated loosely, Loh Mai Kai means “Glutinuous Rice Chicken”… and this was my version of it:
Ingredients:
1 kg glutinuous rice (soaked overnight)
500g chicken – chopped into pieces (I used boneless chicken thigh)
200g Chinese sausages – sliced
300g dried shitake mushroom (soaked overnight)
Sliced chinese sausages
To marinade Chicken:
3 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp chinese wine
2 tbsp ginger juice
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp sesame oil
Dash of white pepper
Marinate chicken pieces for at least 3 hours before use
Sauce for the Glutinuous Rice:
3 bowls of boiled water (I used the regular Chinese rice bowls)
3 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tsp salt
2 tbsp dark soya sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp sesame oil
Dash of white pepper
1 tbsp chopped garlic
2 tbsp oil
Method:
Steam the soaked glutinuous rice for 30 minutes. Loosen the steamed rice and leave aside.
Stir fry the mushroom and chicken in some oil in a pan/wok for 1 minute. Chicken should be just half-cooked. Dish out.
Heat up the 2 tbsp oil in pan/wok, fry the chopped garlic and sliced shallots. Then pour in all the ingredients for the Sauce, mix well. Pour this sauce into the loosened steamed rice and mix well.
Brush the sides of bowls (I used Chinese rice bowls) before arranging the sliced Chinese sausage, mushroom and chicken and then topping up with the glutinuous rice.
Steam the bowls of Loh Mai Kai for 40 minutes and then ENJOY!
*If you use the regular Chinese rice bowls like I did, 1 kg of rice will make about 18 Loh Mai Kai.
email2me says
It would taste even better if you replace the LAP CHEONG with LAP MEI pork strips
CUMI & CIKI says
give me la, next time.. lol:D
thenomadGourmand says
ya ya ya..courier one over here too! haha..
Looks yummy-licious alright! U so rajin la with all the cooking and steaming and frying!
J2Kfm says
perfect as breakfast. or light snack. one of the musthaves in dimsum restaurant!
of course, NOT 18 at one go.
Derek says
nextime make for me and i ta pau back to Abu Dhabi…
Derek says
can keep till i come back next friday ka?
mistipurple says
looks delicious. so clever wor.
Precious Pea says
Yum yum!!! You can try marinade the chicken with rose wine instead of chinese wine next time. Very nice aroma with the rose wine.
PureGlutton says
email2me: Hmm…lap mei pork strips? OK, will try to get those next time! Thanks for the tip.
PureGlutton says
ciki: Can… just leave your contact details 🙂
PureGlutton says
nomad: Courier? by the time reach u maybe become ham chin peng already, haha! For the sake of food, must rajin a bit la!
PureGlutton says
derek: Can always make more when you are around la… easy job nia!
PureGlutton says
P.Pea: Hmmm… rose wine? I thot that one must reserve for candlelight dinner mah?
Tummythoz says
Looks delicious. I’m a hardcore lohmaikai fan. Where u stay again? hehe. Drools.
Big Boys Oven says
oh something I would not let go if I can get my hands onto! hahahaaha make such you had them kept safe! lol!
"Joe" who is constantly craving says
wah..im sure u have a long online queue for tat 16 loh mai kais lor..
babe_kl says
hehe count me in the queue!
the rose wine pea mentioned is mei kwei loh, chinese rose wine not angmoh one :p
PureGlutton says
tummythoz: wink wink… very nearby only! Just a phonecall away!
PureGlutton says
BBO: Ya, kept safely…in people’s tummies by now, LOL! All sapu liao!
PureGlutton says
Joe: No need to Q la… can make this easily… moe mun thai!
PureGlutton says
Babe: Ohh… got chinese rose wine also kah? Where to get this?
thenomadGourmand says
hhmmm..based on all the comments you got yourself quite a bit of orders alrei..so when ur making them again? *wink*
mysimplefood says
Glad my post inspired you to make Loh Mai Kai….I have been thinking of making it again this weekend!!!
PureGlutton says
nomadgourmand: Hmm… i just bought another packet of pulut rice! See when the mood strikes la, hehe!
PureGlutton says
mysimplefood: Ya, thanks for the inspiration, hehe!