Photograph of the finished Xoi gac red sticky rice

Vietnam · Xôi gấc

Xoi gac red sticky rice

40 min Hands-on time + 6 hr waiting
MediumDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Sticky rice Sticky rice 14.1 oz
  • Photograph of Gac fruit Gac fruit 7.1 oz
  • Photograph of Coconut milk Coconut milk ½ cup
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 2.8 oz
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 0.3 oz

Method

  1. 1 Soak glutinous rice in cold water for 6 hours, then rinse thoroughly and drain.
  2. 2 Squeeze the gac fruit to extract the red pulp, discard the seeds, and mix well with glutinous rice and a little salt to give it color.
  3. 3 Steam the sticky rice for 30 minutes, stirring it once in between to ensure even cooking.
  4. 4 Pour in the coconut milk and sugar, stir well, and steam for another 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Place the sticky rice into a mold, press gently, then invert it onto a plate.

With an appliance

  • Pressure cooker 28 min

    Replace steps 3–4: steam glutinous rice with gac fruit under low pressure for 12 minutes, rinse naturally for 5 minutes, mix with coconut milk and sugar, then steam without pressure for another 3 minutes; step 5 remains unchanged.

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