Thai Sticky Rice

Hardware

• Sieve
• Bamboo steamer
• Pot/Wok that the steamer will fit on top of
• Food-safe & heat-safe cloth sack that the rice will go in

Ingredients

• Thai Sweet Rice (glutinous) about .5 cup uncooked per serving.
• A lot of water
• Coconut Milk (optional)
• Lemongrass (optional)

Directions

1. Wash and rinse rice until water runs nearly clear
2. Soak rice in room temp water for at least 4 hours (up to 12 hours)
   • A small amount of coconut milk or can be added to the water
3. Drain rice and pour into a cheesecloth or hemp sack and place on a bamboo steamer (above a pot/wok of boiling water of course).
4. Steam rice for ~20-30 minutes.
   • You can place a few smashed stems of Lemongrass in the steamer basket below the rice sack

This recipe assumes you don’t have a traditional Thai bamboo steaming cone. Because if you did, you probably don’t need to read this 🙂

Love, Jimi