Sticky Rice Chicken Dumplings

Soak and Cook the Sticky Rice

Cooking the Sticky Rice

D.Schmidt

1. Place 3+3/4 cups water in a pot. Add 2 cups Thai sweet rice. Stir and allow to sit for at least 20 minutes. (Sweet rice has a hard outer shell that needs to soften before cooking.)In the meantime, prepare the chicken, mushrooms, sauce, and other ingredients for stir-frying.
2. After 20 (or more) minutes, add 1/4 tsp. salt and give the rice another stir. Place the pot over high heat.
3. When rice-water comes to a bubbling boil, reduce heat to medium-low (around 2.5 on the dial), so that rice-water continues to boil gently.
4. Place a lid askew so that it is 3/4 covering the pot (while allowing steam to escape). Cook like this for 10 minutes, or until all (or most) the rice-water has been absorbed.
5. Now turn off the heat and cover completely with lid. Allow to sit for 10 minutes. If you're planning to make the dumplings immediately, place the pot in the refrigerator to cool.