4 hot sticky serving Recipes

glutinous rice (also called sweet or sticky rice, available at chinese or asian markets), pork or ground, green onion (spring onion) minced (at least 3 tbsp), water chestnuts, minced, egg white, light soy sauce, dry sherry, salt, black pepper , to taste, cornstarch , or as needed, preparation, soak the glutinous rice in water for at least 6 - 8 hours (preferably overnight). drain well in a sieve or colander. spread out the rice on a baking sheet. note: drain and spread out the rice just before making the pearl balls, so that the rice doesn tsp dry out too much., mince or grind the pork if not using ground pork., in a large bowl, combine the pork, soy sauce, sherry, green onion, water chestnuts, salt, pepper, egg white and cornstarch., prepare the steamer for steaming., take about 1 tbsp of the ground pork mixture and form into a ball. roll lightly over the glutinous rice and place on a heatproof plate. continue with the rest of the pork mixture, placing the balls 1/2-inch apart. (you will need at least 2 plates). 6. place the plates in a steamer container or on a bamboo basket in a wok. cover and steam the pearl balls over boiling water for between 25 - 35 minutes, until they are cooked through. steam in two batches if needed., serve the pearl balls hot with soy sauce., variation, add a few softened chinese black mushrooms and/or minced ginger to the pork mixture.

pork belly*, sliced into 1/4 or a bit larger pieces (uncooked bacon can be used in a pinch, but if you can get pork belly - please use it. ), oil, kochujang (korean chili paste), minced garlic, kimchi (sometimes i add a little bit more because i adore ), broth (use your favorite - i tend to use homemade chicken or veggie for this recipe), green onions , slice in a bias (save some for garnish), kochu (hot green chili), thinly sliced (save some for garnish), heaping tbsp kochukaru (korean pepper powder), soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste, pack dooboo (tofu) - i use the soft variety, cut into 1-inch cubes, sticky rice (i like to serve this soup with it), at my asian supermarket , woo sung, this is in the frozen meat section and it is sliced in packages like thick cut bacon. pork belly is not a smoked meat (like bacon) - and is really delicious. like i said, you could use bacon - or i think pancetta would work well here, too.

raw peeled tiger shrimp, harissa (paste), honey, watercress sprigs and lime wedge (to garnish)