Sweet eight-treasure rice

Sweet eight-treasure rice is carefully cooked with eight nutritious raw materials such as glutinous rice, walnuts, raisins, red dates, longan, coix seed, white sugar, lard, red and green silk and so on. The choice of these raw materials is also very particular: glutinous rice supplements the middle and benefits the qi; Walnut has the effects of invigorating stomach, enriching blood, moistening lung and nourishing spirit. Raisins have the effects of enriching blood, strengthening intelligence, strengthening bones and muscles, strengthening stomach, promoting fluid production and removing polydipsia; Jujube has the saying that "three dates are eclipsed, and the face is not old"; Longan is a well-known tonic; Coix seed has the effect of enhancing immunity. The eight-treasure rice composed of these raw materials is of course sweet and long, with unique flavor and complete nutrition. The process of making eight-treasure rice is very particular. First, soak things that are not easy to cook, such as lotus seeds and coix seed, for about 1 hour, and then cook them with a little water and white sugar and pick them up for later use. Pay attention to the heat when cooking, and don't overcook it to affect the beautiful shape. After the glutinous rice is washed clean, it is steamed in a drawer, and the moisture is strictly controlled, so that the cooked glutinous rice is moderate in hardness and easy to pose. Steamed glutinous rice is mixed with lard and sugar while it is hot, and then half of the ingredients such as walnuts, red dates, longan and coix seed are taken out and mixed together. Take a large bowl, put a layer of lard on it first, put the remaining red dates, raisins, walnuts and red and green silk on the bottom and edge of the bowl, and then put the mixed glutinous rice into the bowl. Finally, put the bowl upside down in a bigger plate and take it away. The sweet rice in the plate is like a dome mountain with beautiful red and green silk on the top. Babao rice is not only sweet and delicious, but also contains a variety of nutrients, which is a favorite snack of Shaxian people.
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