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Lo Mai Gai (Steamed Glutinous Rice Chicken)

Lo Mai Gai is a popular dish in Hong Kong-style dim sum restaurants. The steamed glutinous rice is soft but chewy and has a touch of ginger.

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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Course Main Course, Rice
Cuisine Cantonese, Hong Kong
Servings 8 servings
Calories 352 kcal

Equipment

  • 8 steel bowl for steaming

Ingredients
 
 

For Chicken:

  • 290 g chicken thigh meat cut into large pieces
  • 1½ tsps oyster sauce
  • 1½ tsps light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp fine sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • ¼ tsp ground white pepper

For Mushroom:

  • 20 g mushroom soaked, squeezed, cut into 6
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
  • ½ tsp light soy sauce
  • ½ tsp fine sugar
  • pinch of ground white pepper

For glutinous rice:

  • 2 tbsps cooking oil
  • 25 g garlic chopped
  • 15 g old ginger thinly sliced
  • 500 g glutinous rice soaked overnight, drained
  • 2 tbsps oyster sauce
  • 2½ tbsps light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • ½ tsp ground white pepper

Others:

  • 1 stick lap cheong / Chinese sausage cut into 16 slices
  • 240 ml water mushroom soaking water
  • pinch of MSG Ajinomoto optional

Instructions
 

Preparing the ingredients:

  • Chicken meat: Add in all seasoning and mix well.
  • Mushroom: Add in all seasoning and mix well.
  • Glutinous rice: Heat the wok, add in cooking oil. Add in garlic and ginger, cook over medium low heat until fragrant. Add in soaked glutinous rice and mix well. Mix seasoning with water, then add to glutinous rice and cook until fragrant.
  • Divide all ingredients into 8 equal portions.

Making Lo Mai Gai：

  • Brush the bowl with some oil.
  • Arrange the chicken, lap cheong and mushroom at the bottom of the bowl.
  • Add in glutinous rice, press down with wet hand until the rice is firm.
  • Add in 2 tablespoons of plain water (or mushroom soaking water).
  • Arrange the bowls in steaming racks. Bring the water of steamer to the boil, turn to medium heat, steam for 50 minutes.

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Notes

This recipe yields 8 servings of rice.
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 serving of rice. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 11gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 698mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 37IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 2mg
Keyword glutinous rice chicken, lo mai gai
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