Those who have tasted rice cakes may be curious about how they are made, being so chewy. Traditionally, making rice cakes involved repeated pounding, but now machines make the process much easier. Nowadays, stir-fried rice cakes are more commonly consumed, with kimchi stir-fried rice cakes and crab stir-fried rice cakes being particularly popular.
How to Make Rice Cakes
Ingredients Preparation
Glutinous rice flour, water as needed, oil.
Method and Steps
1. Add an appropriate amount of water to a bowl of glutinous rice flour and start stirring until it becomes fine particles.
2. Place cheesecloth in a steamer, pour in the mixed glutinous rice dough, and steam over medium heat for half an hour.
3. After steaming, transfer the dough to a bread machine and knead for 20 minutes, then add a little oil and knead into a ball.
4. Roll out the dough into appropriately sized rectangular pieces and refrigerate for a day.
Tips
Rice cakes refrigerated for 1 to 2 days are more convenient for stir-frying.
How to Make Stir-fried Rice Cakes: Kimchi Stir-fried Rice Cakes
Ingredients Preparation
150 grams of rice cakes, 100 grams of spicy kimchi, 50 grams of kimchi juice, 1 small onion, an appropriate amount of green garlic, 2 tablespoons of oil.
Method and Steps
1. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add rice cakes and cook for 2 minutes, then soak for 5 minutes and drain.
2. Shred the spicy kimchi and slice the onion. Sauté the onion in a little oil.
3. Add the spicy kimchi and stir-fry briefly, then add the rice cakes and stir-fry.
4. Pour in the kimchi juice and stir-fry until the sauce thickens. Add green garlic and serve.
Tips
Generally, no additional salt is needed when using spicy kimchi.
How to Make Stir-fried Rice Cakes: Eight Treasure Sauce Stir-fried Rice Cakes
Ingredients Preparation
200 grams of rice cake slices, 20 grams of chicken breast, 20 grams of shrimp, 20 grams of ham, 20 grams of mushrooms, 20 grams of sweet corn, 20 grams of green peas, 20 grams of tofu skin, 20 grams of carrots, 20 ml of seafood sauce, 5 ml of dark soy sauce, 5 grams of white sugar, 5 grams of salt, 30 ml of oil.
Method and Steps
1. Clean and cut the ham, chicken breast, tofu skin, carrots, and mushrooms into small cubes.
2. Marinate the chicken and shrimp with starch and cooking wine for 5 minutes. Pan-fry the rice cake slices in warm oil until slightly yellow, then set aside.
3. Heat a little oil in a pan, add the chicken breast and shrimp and stir-fry until cooked through. Remove and stir-fry the green peas and carrots in the same pan.
4. Add a little water, cover, and cook until tender. Then add the stir-fried chicken, shrimp, and rice cakes, and stir-fry evenly.
5. Add a little water, stir-fry until the rice cakes become soft, then add the seafood sauce, sugar, and a little salt. Stir-fry evenly and serve.
How to Make Stir-fried Rice Cakes: Swimming Crab Stir-fried Rice Cakes
Ingredients Preparation
Swimming crabs, rice cake slices, green and red bell peppers, scallions, ginger and garlic, chili sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, starch, white wine, green onions, sesame oil.
Method and Steps
1. Clean the swimming crabs, chop them into pieces, and pat them dry slightly.
2. Mix the chopped crab pieces with white wine, salt, pepper, and starch and marinate for a while.
3. Cut the green and red bell peppers into diamond shapes, slice the scallions, cut the ginger into slices, mince the garlic, and chop the green onions.
4. Heat oil in a wok, fry the crab pieces until they change color, and set aside. In another pan, heat oil and sauté the scallions, ginger, and garlic.
5. Add the chili sauce and stir-fry until fragrant. Add chili oil, then add the fried crab pieces, white wine, and rice cake slices. Quickly stir-fry evenly.
6. Add a little boiling water, sugar, and salt for seasoning, and reduce the sauce until thickened. Add a little sesame oil and green onions, then serve.