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Lotus Leaf Wraps (Lo Mai Gai)
Lotus Leaf Wraps (Lo Mai Gai)
Lotus Leaf Wraps (Lo Mai Gai)
Warmed lotus leaves are filled with rice, mushrooms, chicken, shrimp, and seasonings. (This recipe is adapted from Vicki Liley's "Dim Sum", a cookbook in The Essential Kitchen series).
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Adapted from Vicki Liley's "Dim Sum", a cookbook in The Essential Kitchen series
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Ingredients
5
dried
lotus leaves, cut in half or use banana leaves or aluminum foil
1 1/2
cups
short-grain rice, washed and drained
4
Chinese
dried mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes to reconstitute, drained, stems removed and chopped
1
tablespoon
vegetable oil
2
teaspoons
peeled and grated fresh ginger
6 1/2
ounces
ground (minced) chicken
4
ounces
jumbo shrimp (green king prawns)
peeled, deveined, and finely chopped
2
Chinese
pork sausages, finely chopped
1
tablespoon
soy sauce
1
tablespoon
rice wine
1
tablespoon
oyster sauce
2
teaspoons
cornstarch (corn flour) mixed with 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
First, prepare the lotus leaves. They need to be soaked in hot water for about 15 - 20 minutes, and then patted dry. Next, line a bamboo steamer with a few pieces of cabbage or a parchment paper so that the food will not stick to the bottom. Add the rice and cover.
To steam, fill the wok approximately to the half-way point with water (the steamer should be sitting above the water without touching). Bring the water to a boil and steam the rice.
After the rice has cooled, divide it into ten equal portions.
Heat wok and add oil. When the oil is ready, add the ginger and stir-fry briefly, then add chicken and shrimp, stir-frying until they change color. Add, in the following order, Chinese sausages, mushrooms, soy sauce, rice wine, and oyster sauce and stir-fry briefly.
Give the cornstarch mixture another quick stir. Make a "well" in the middle of the wok and add the cornstarch mixture, stirring to thicken. Mix with the other ingredients, and then remove from the wok and set aside.
Once the meat and vegetable mixture has cooled you can make the wraps. Begin by spooning a portion of the rice mixture into the center of a lotus leaf. Add approximately 3 teaspoons of the meat and vegetable mixture, placing it in the middle and forming a "rice ring" around it. Fold the lotus leaf over the rice to form a package and tie with the twine.
Reheat the wok with water for steaming and steam the wraps, a few at a time, for 15 minutes. (Add more boiling water to the wok as required). To serve, cut open the wraps.
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