Yak-Sik

Description
Steamed Rice Pudding
 * This recipe yields 10 servings.

Ingredients

 * 3⅓ cups glutinous rice
 * 1 lb chestnuts
 * 5 oz dates
 * 3½ tbsp sesame oil
 * 1 tsp cinnamon
 * 5 oz raisins
 * ¼ cup honey
 * 2 tbsp pine nuts

Seasoning mixture

 * 3 tbsp soy sauce
 * ½ cup dark brown sugar
 * 1½ cup sugar

Directions

 * 1) Wash glutinous rice and soak in water for overnight.
 * 2) Shell chestnuts and cut into halves.
 * 3) Wash and pit dates, and cut into 2 or 3 pieces.
 * 4) Drain rice, and place in a steamer basket.
 * 5) Make a hole in the center of rice.
 * 6) Steam over high heat about 30 minutes until cooked.
 * 7) Sprinkle with ½ cup water during steaming.
 * 8) Transfer rice to a large bowl.
 * 9) Add Seasoning Mixture to the hot rice and mix well.
 * 10) Add sesame oil and cinnamon, and mix thoroughly once more.
 * 11) Gently stir in the Raisins, dates and chestnuts.
 * 12) Place the bowl of rice pudding in the steamer and steam about 5 hours until chestnuts are cooked.
 * 13) Add more boiling water as needed.
 * 14) Sprinkle with honey and mix while steaming.
 * 15) Sprinkle with pine nuts before turning off heat.
 * 16) The hot steamed rice pudding can be packed into a round cake pan, unmold and cut into pieces before placing on serving dish.