Japanese Yam Rice
After 30 minutes drain.
Japanese yam rice. Taro yam rice is an additional popular chinese taro dish it is very similar to lotus leaf rice or steamed glutinous rice serve as dim sums in a cantonese yum cha restaurant. 1 cup of japanese rice cup mochi rice japanese yam dried shitake mushroom t soy sauce 2 t sake 1 t mirin 1 cups of water wash the regular rice and cover with water for at least 30 minutes. In penang yam rice is often sold by yong tau foo hawkers and it s the very reason why i fell in love with it because i am a huge fan of yong tau foo. Add water to cook rice adjust according to your preference rice cooker.
The right way to eat japanese yam is to leave the skin unpeeled and enjoy the yam s natural flavor. Without any further ado i decide to prepare some grated yam on rice. Imagine a bowl or two of aromatic yam rice to go with the different varieties of fish balls fish paste stuffed inside tofu chili okra and more. I love any food with yam.
Ice cream chips cake candied yams wu tao gou taro cake nian gao with yam you name it. Yam or taro depending on which part of the world you re in has a floury texture and is rather dry so it s best to pair it with fatty meat. Return the cooked yam to the wok. Sometimes if i m lucky to see fried yam at a yong tau fu stall i ll be sure to order it.
Wash the mochi rice separately. The main ingredients used are rice chinese sausages lap cheong dried shiitake mushrooms dried shrimps and taro yam. I used roughly 1 3 4 cup water followed by seasonings. As japanese yams are quite expensive i rarely buy them myself so i was very happy to receive these.
Stir fry for 1 2 minutes till all the ingredients are well mixed.