Lotus Leaf Fried Crabs meat Rice

Ingredients 

~800g cooked cold rice 

~2 Big dried lotus leaf (soaked & bring to boiled to soften the leaf) 

~ 2 large eggs + Pinch of salt 

~3 large dry black mushrooms (Soaked & cut Into cube)

~150g Cooked crabs meat or substitute with fresh prawn (In cube & stir fry)

-150g Siew Nyuk Or Char Siew (roasted pork) Cut into cube 

~ 1 big fresh Crab (mud or flower crab)

~ 3 garlic Gloves chop fine

- 5-7Tbsp cooking oil

~1 tbsp sesame oil

~1 tbsp chicken stock 

~ 2 tbsp light soya sauce

~ 1 tsp White/Black peppers 

- fresh green onion for garnishing 

Instructions

• Cook rice according to the package.After cooked let it cool down before use. Or use leftover rice. Used a spatula to break down the clumps into individual grains.
• Prepared to boiled water the lotus leafs in a wok for 3 minutes and transfer to cold water. This will soften the lead & to ensure that the rice wrap safely contained without tear the leaf. Wipe the lotus leaves clean on both sides and set aside.
  
  
• In a large wok, heat up the 2 tbsp oil, pour whisked eggs mixture cooked scrambled style till well done.Add in mushrooms, roasted pork, rice mix well and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes . 
• Add Chicken stock, light soya sauce, pepper mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
• Finally mixing in crabs meat and sesames oil until evenly the fried rice. 
• Get ready hot boiling water steaming processed.Place the centre lotus leaves( I used 2 leaves) into a bamboo steamer (round 9 inch size). Slowly pack all the fired rice into the leaves. Put on top the fried rice a BIG fresh crab . Sprinkle the chop garlic & pour with hot oil on top before cover the crab shell. Finally fold the edges of the leaves over the rice and bring to steamed on high heat for 25-30 minutes.
• Serve hot and sprinkle with some chopped onion.
  
  
  ENJOY & HAPPY COOKING 😋🥰
  
  

  
  

  Tips

  Overnight cooked rice will be works better for fried rice.

  
  

  If you use prawns instead of crabs meat. Stir fry the prawns till well cooked

  
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Brown Rice Porridge

Steamed Crab with Glutinuos Rice in Lotus Leaf

Prepared:-

1.Pour the glutinous rice into a mixing bowl. Add enough water in the bowl to cover the rice. Soak 4-6 hours.The longer the rice is soaked, the easier it is to cook.

2.Add the glutinous rice at about 1 to 1 1/2 cups more water than the rice. Add some chicken stock & a few Chinese dry mushroom (soak and slice) in the tray.

3.Lay a wire mesh rack over a steamer to cook the glutinous rice for 20 minutes.

4. Next, soften the lotus leaf, bring to boil and soak in cold water. Rinse & dry & ready to use

5. Remove the rice tray from the steamer and transfer the glutinous rice into the lotus leaf .

6.Place the crabs on top the glutinous rice + add bit of salt & few slice of ginger and bring to steam for another 15 minutes. Allow the glutinous rice to set for 10 minutes before removing it from the steamer.