Golden and fragrant rice cakes

Overview

It is said that there are four golden pillars in Shanghai's breakfast scene - flatbreads, fried dough sticks, rice cakes and soy milk. Although my family's financial situation was not very good when I was a child, I often went to buy breakfast. However, I mostly bought fried dough sticks that cost 3 cents each. Rice cakes were considered high-end goods, and I could only buy them once in a while. So my dad would often make homemade rice cakes, wrap the leftover rice in a towel and compact it, then fry it until it is golden and fragrant, making it a great time for the two snack lovers in the family. In recent years, rice cakes with rice cakes have rarely been seen in small towns. Maybe the breakfast stall owners are not locals and are not aware of the charm of rice cakes with rice cakes. I added too much cooking water the day before yesterday. The rice was too rotten and I didn’t like to eat it. I couldn’t bear to throw it away. Why not make rice cakes?

Tags

• snacks
• breakfast
• shanghai snacks
• local cuisine
• edible oil
• rice
• sugar
• black pepper
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Add salt, sugar, and black pepper to the rice and beat well.

   

2. 2 Line a square container with plastic wrap and put an appropriate amount of rice in it.

   

3. 3 Cover with plastic wrap and press firmly with your hands to flatten the surface.

   

4. 4 The thickness of the pressed rice is about 1.5~2 cm.

   

5. 5 Use a knife dipped in water to cut into appropriate cubes, I cut them in half.

   

6. 6 Heat the oil temperature to about 180°C and change to medium to low heat.

   

7. 7 Add the rice cubes and don't move them until they are set before pushing or turning them over.

   

8. 8 Fry both sides until golden brown and drain the oil.

   

9. 9 The golden and fragrant rice cakes are here.