For a one-page version of this recipe, see my: Savory Sticky Rice with Pork & Mushrooms.
First, prepare your ingredients. For this recipe you will need:
- 2 cups Thai sticky rice (also called "sweet rice" or "glutinous rice")
- 5 regular strips bacon (OR 3 thickly-cut strips)
- 1/3 cup diced shallots OR purple onion
- 1 cup shiitake mushroom, diced
- 1 tsp. minced garlic (about 3 cloves)
- 1 red chili, finely sliced, OR 1/2 tsp. dried crushed chili OR cayenne
- 1 + 1/2 Tbsp. fish sauce
- 1 + 1/2 tsp. dark soy sauce, OR 2 more Tbsp. regular soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. regular soy sauce
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 1 package banana leaves (available frozen at most Asian stores), OR cheesecloth
