Shanghai

Ci fan tuan

Name: Ci fan tuan
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3/4 cup soaked and steamed glutinous rice (sweet rice); 1 stick youtiao; 3 tbsp pork floss; 3 tbsp chopped zha cai; a pinch salt

Sticky rice rolled around youtiao, pork floss and pickles. Shanghai's portable breakfast.

20 minTime

12 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 20 minutes come after.

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Grandma's wayShanghai sticky rice roll with youtiao, pork floss and pickles.

The original

458kcalsame

12 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

20minutessame

Ci fan tuan.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Glutinous rice (sweet rice)¾ cup, soaked and steamed

Youtiao1 stick

Pork floss3 tbsp

Zha cai3 tbsp, chopped

Salta pinch

Method

4 steps

1Soak the glutinous rice overnight, then steam for 25 to 30 minutes until translucent and sticky.
2Lay a sheet of cling film on a towel and spread half the warm rice into a rectangle.
3Lay half the youtiao, pork floss and pickles in the centre.
4Use the towel to roll the rice tightly around the filling, squeezing into a log.

Serve it like this

Wrap in paper or cling film and serve with a bowl of soy milk. Eat in hand.

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