Yaksik

Method

1. 1 Soak glutinous rice for 6 hours, then drain and steam until cooked through and sticky.
2. 2 Boil brown sugar with cinnamon sticks until it turns amber, then strain to remove the cinnamon.
3. 3 Mix the hot sticky rice with sugar syrup, soy sauce, and sesame oil; the soy sauce is what gives it its deep brown color.
4. 4 Mix in the pitted and sliced jujubes and pistachios.
5. 5 Steam the sticky rice again for 30 minutes to ensure it absorbs the flavors evenly and becomes glossy, then mix in honey and press into molds before cutting into pieces.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 1 hr 20 min

  Replace step 5: steam the mixed sticky rice again at low pressure for 12 minutes, then release the pressure naturally for 5 minutes; steps 1–4 and the molding process remain unchanged.