【Sichuan】Wozi Oil Cake

Overview

Wozi oil cake is steamed glutinous rice, stuffed with bean paste, shaped into a round shape and fried in the middle. In the early 1940s, Jiao Chunting, a native of Cuqiao, Chengdu, came to Kangzai and opened an oil cake shop next to the Weiyue Theater (now the county cultural center) where famous actors from Bashu performed Sichuan opera. Its oil cake is fragrant, sweet, crispy, golden in color, crispy on the outside and sweet on the inside, and is loved by everyone. He also wholesales others and sells them on the street. At that time, I often heard the cries of selling Jiaowozi oil cakes, which were served hot before they were cooked. For a time, tar cake became famous throughout Lucheng and became a famous snack.

Tags

• snacks
• corn oil
• glutinous rice
• red beans
• white sugar
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash the red beans

   

2. 2 Add water, refrigerate and soak overnight

   

3. 3 Put the soaked red beans into the pot and add water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook until the red beans are soft and tender

   

4. 4 Pour the cooked beans into a food processor and stir into a fine bean paste

   

5. 5 Pour the bean paste into the pan, add sugar and corn oil. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally to avoid burning

   

6. 6 Fry until the bean paste becomes dry and can form a ball

   

7. 7 Wash the glutinous rice

   

8. 8 Pour into the rice cooker, add water and cook. Pour in a little corn oil and mix well

   

9. 9 Knead with your hands until firm and sticky, divide into several equal-sized portions

   

10. 10 Flatten it, add fillings, and wrap it like glutinous rice balls

    

11. 11 Flatten with the palm of your hand

    

12. 12 Heat the oil until it is 70% hot, turn to medium-low heat, add the cake embryo, fry until it is set, and then add the second one (if you add it later, it will easily stick)

    

13. 13 Fry until golden brown and crispy, remove and drain