Chinese New Year Sweet Rice Cake Recipe (Nian Gao), CiCi Li - Asian Home Cooking Recipes

Hi all my foodies, it s Cici here. I just want to wish everyone a very happy Chinese New Year. I ve been making a series of must-eat Chinese New Year dishes. In the last episode, I shared with you how to make this delicious savory nian gao. It was so good. Today, I To make the syrup, in a pot over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Turn to low heat, add in the cane sugar. Cook until dissolved. Turn off the heat and wait until cool, for about 15 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, sift in the glutinous rice flour. Sift in the wheat starch. Give it a good mix. Pour in some of the cooled syrup, and whisk. Then pour in more of the syrup, and whisk again. Pour in the rest of the syrup, and whisk, for about 3 minutes. Add in about 2 tablespoons of extra light olive oil, you can also use any type of cooking oil. Give it a good mix. I m using an 8x8 cake pan today. You can also use other types of cake pans that you have in your kitchen. Brush some oil all over it. Add a layer of wax paper. Pour the mixture over a strainer into the cake pan. If there are any air bubbles, we can use a toothpick to pick them out. Also cover the cake pan with foil paper. In a large steamer, bring water to a boil, and place the cake pan inside. Steam over high heat for 1 hour. So we want to take it out and wait until it is completely cooled down for about 1 hour. We're going to cut it into about 1 inch slices. You can eat it directly like this, but for today, I m going to pan fry them. So in a flat bottom pan or cast iron, over medium heat, add about 1 tablespoon of extra light olive oil. You can also use any type of high smoking point oil. Place in the rice cake. Cook until lightly browned for about 30 seconds on each side. There is a crispy crust on the outside, and it's chewy and soft, and kind of sticky all at the same time. Really nice. I have a question for everyone actually. Between the savory nian gao rice cake or the sweet nian gao, which one do you like better? So for me, it is really, really hard to choose. So let me know your opinion on this. I love both of them actually. So thank you so much for watching. That's it for today. Remember to subscribe, thumbs up. I will see everyone again next Friday, and happy, happy Chinese New Year. Bye-bye.