Chinese•indulgent
Chinese Deep-Fried Rice Cake
A traditional and popular Chinese breakfast
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cups leftover rice (any type is ok, you may choose to season it or not.)
- 1 tbsp lard or neutral oil (for pan-frying)
- 2 cups peanut oil * (for deep-fry, 350°F/175°C)
Instructions
- 1
Cover your container with a plastic wrapper, then add the leftover rice. Press tightly, cover, and store in the fridge.
- 2
Now you can easily lift the rice brick out with the help of the plastic wrapper.
- 3
Then slice the rice brick into 1 cm-thick large pieces and cut into smaller ones around 3cm *3cm. You may feel the rice is sticky to your knife; the solution is to wet your knife first.
- 4
Pan-frying Method
- 5
Deep-frying Method