【Chongqing】Eight-treasure rice

Overview

After thousands of years, it has been spread all over the country. It is bright and beautiful in color, soft and sweet. It is a delicacy at banquets. In the early days, the production process of eight-treasure rice was quite complicated and the materials used were exquisite. The simple people also gave it more profound meanings. It is also called eight-treasure rice among the people and has a deep connection with the ancient eight-treasure map. The so-called eight treasures are eight auspicious objects: jade fish, hehe, drum board, chime, dragon gate, ganoderma, pine and crane, which mean to pray for good luck and peace. Some folklore experts believe that the lotus seeds in the eight-treasure rice are transformed from Hehe, two fairy boys with disheveled and smiling faces. One of them holds a lotus and the other holds a hexagonal box, symbolizing marital harmony. In order, longan symbolizes reunion, kumquat symbolizes good luck, red date symbolizes early birth of a child, honey cherry and honey winter melon symbolize sweetness, and barley rice is transformed from crane, symbolizing longevity, elegance and purity. The melon seeds are like a variation of the drum board, symbolizing a regular life and safety and no disasters. The red plum silk and the dragon gate are of the same color, which means encouraging progress and blessing success. Green plum also symbolizes longevity. At the same time, the eight-treasure rice is like a cornucopia, wishing the whole family a lot of wealth in the new year. I originally wanted to use pumpkin, but I couldn’t find it in the market! I bought one that looks like a pumpkin hat. My family also likes to eat pumpkin. The other ingredients of the eight-treasure rice are also ingredients that my family likes. No matter what you make, as long as your family likes it! You think so? 😁

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• black rice
• glutinous rice
• mung beans
• peanuts
• pumpkin
• raisins
• red beans
• rice
• soybeans
• lotus seeds
• oats

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare this plate first

   

2. 2 Soak your hair in water the night before, at least 5 hours

   

3. 3 Before preparing these, remove the heart from the soaked lotus seeds

   

4. 4 Wash all the ingredients, put them into the rice cooker, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook as usual. The water should be a knuckle higher than the rice! Press the cooking button!

   

5. 5 If you don’t have a gourd, make it with pumpkin. It will be just as delicious. Buy the pumpkin with the cap on it, so it’s easier to decorate! Peel the pumpkin, remove the stems, wash and cut into evenly sized pieces as shown in the picture!

   

6. 6 Take a slightly flat bowl and arrange the pumpkin strips evenly, as shown in the picture!

   

7. 7 Scoop in the cooked rice pudding and press it firmly with a spoon. Be sure to press it firmly.

   

8. 8 Put the packed rice pudding into a pressure cooker mixed with water and steam for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. If you use another steamer, steam for 10 minutes. Mainly until the pumpkin is cooked!

   

9. 9 Turn it over on a plate and serve it beautifully,

   

10. 10 A plate of eight-treasure rice is served at the New Year's Eve dinner, which has a very good meaning. The whole family enjoys the meal, which is very good!