【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake

【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake

Overview

Every New Year's Eve, we Suzhou people begin to buy rice cakes and eat them like crazy. We like its soft and chewy texture and its versatility. It can be used with any ingredients to make very delicious dishes! There is a very ancient legend about the origin of Spring Festival rice cakes. In ancient times, there was a monster called Nian, which lived in the deep mountains and old forests all year round. When it was hungry, it would capture other animals to satisfy its hunger. But in the severe winter, most of the beasts have gone into hiding. When Nian was starving and had no choice but to go down the mountain to hurt the people, he robbed people and used them as food, making the people unbearable. Later, there was a smart tribe called the Gao clan. Every winter, when the monsters were expected to come down the mountain for food, they made a lot of food with grains in advance, rolled them into strips, pressed them into pieces and placed them outside the door, while people hid in their homes. When the New Year came, there was no one to eat, so he was hungry, so he used the food made by people to fill his stomach. After he was full, he went back to the mountain. Seeing that the monster was gone, people all went out of their homes to congratulate each other. They were glad that they had escaped the new year, were safe, and could prepare for spring plowing again. Year after year, this method of avoiding animal harm was passed down. Because the grain bars were made by the Gao family, the purpose was to feed the year, so the year and Gao were combined and called rice cakes (homonym). You must eat this brown sugar crispy rice cake during the Chinese New Year! It means rising higher and higher step by step! So sweet~

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Wash the red dates and steam them in a steamer. I steamed it on the steamer rack of the rice cooker while I was cooking, which was very convenient.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 1

  2. Add appropriate amount of vegetable oil to the pan and heat it up.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 2

  3. Put the rice cake slices into the oil pan, spread them out, and fry over medium-low heat. When I bought rice cakes, the shopkeeper cut them for me.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 3

  4. Fry until golden brown on one side, then flip over and continue frying until golden brown. Remove from the pan when both sides are golden and crispy. Note that if the outer surface is not completely fried until golden, the rice cake will stick easily.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 4

  5. Put the brown sugar, water and a little vegetable oil (you can also leave it out) in the pot and heat it.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 5

  6. Cook over low heat until the sugar liquid begins to bubble.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 6

  7. At this time, add the steamed red dates and shake the pan to coat the surface of the red dates with sugar liquid.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 7

  8. Then add the rice cake and stir it so that the surface of the rice cake is also covered with sugar liquid, then turn off the heat.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 8

  9. Finally, take out the serving plate.

    【Suzhou】Brown sugar crispy rice cake step 9