Traditional Savory Steamed Glutinous Rice with Chicken (Lo Mai Gai) - Instant Pot Version
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A no-fuss, flavorful recipe for traditional savory steamed glutinous rice with chicken, Chinese sausage, mushrooms, dried shrimp, and chestnuts, pressure cooked in an Instant Pot for convenience.
00:35:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- glutinous rice - 400 grams (about 2 cups, no need to soak since pressure cooking)
- boneless chicken thighs - 250 grams (cut into bite-size pieces)
- cooking oil - 1 tablespoon (for cooking chicken)
- Chinese sausage - 3 links (sliced into 1/2-inch pieces at an angle)
- water - 1 3/4 cups (for cooking the rice)
- shitake mushrooms - 5 large (soaked in warm water for 15 minutes)
- dried shrimp - 30 grams (soaked in warm water for 10 minutes)
- dried chestnut - 8 pieces (soaked in warm water for 15 minutes or until soft)
- soy sauce - 1 tablespoon (for marinating chicken)
- oyster sauce - 1 tablespoon (for marinating chicken)
- dark soy sauce - 1 teaspoon (for marinating chicken)
- sesame oil - 1 tablespoon (for marinating chicken)
- cornstarch - 1 tablespoon (for marinating chicken)
- cooking wine - 1 tablespoon (for marinating chicken)
- ground white pepper - 1/4 teaspoon (for marinating chicken)
- garlic - 6 cloves (finely minced or grated, for seasoning rice)
- purple onion - 1 small (small, diced, for seasoning rice)
- soy sauce - 2 tablespoons (for seasoning rice)
- oyster sauce - 2 tablespoons (for seasoning rice)
- dark soy sauce - 1 tablespoon (for seasoning rice)
- cooking wine - 1 tablespoon (for seasoning rice)
Instructions
- Soak Ingredients: Soak the shitake mushrooms in warm water for 15 minutes, dried shrimp for 10 minutes, and dried chestnuts for 15 minutes or until soft.
- Marinate Chicken: In a bowl, combine the chicken pieces with soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, cooking wine, and ground white pepper. Mix well and set aside.
- Prepare Seasoning: Finely mince or grate garlic and dice the small purple onion. Mix them with soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, and cooking wine to create the seasoning for the rice.
- Cook Chicken and Sausage: Heat cooking oil in a pan, sauté the marinated chicken pieces until partially cooked. Add the sliced Chinese sausage and cook briefly.
- Combine Ingredients: In the Instant Pot, add the glutinous rice, soaked mushrooms, dried shrimp, soaked chestnuts, cooked chicken and sausage, and the seasoning mixture. Add 1 3/4 cups of water.
- Pressure Cook: Close the Instant Pot lid and set to pressure cook on high for about 20-25 minutes. Allow natural pressure release after cooking.
- Serve: Open the lid, fluff the rice gently, and serve hot.
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