Chinese Sticky Rice (油飯)

Classic comfort food from Taiwan.

Ingredients:

3 cups of long grain sweet rice (sticky rice)
2 chinese (non-sweet) sausage
5 pc. dried mushrooms
1/2 cup dried shrimp
1/2 cup fried shallots
3 T light soy sauce
1 T brown sugar
2 T sesame/cooking oil

Preparation:

Soak mushroom in 1 cup hot water until soft.
Soak shrimp in 1/2 cup water.
Cook rice in rice cooker with 1.5 cup of water.
Chop mushroom into small strips.
Chop sausage into small pieces.
Mix soy sauce and brown sugar.

Method:

Stir fry shallot in oil briefly.
Add sausage.
Add mushroom without water to shallot (keep water for later).
Add dry shrimp without water.
Add water from mushroom and shrimp and bring to boil.
Add soy sauce and brown sugar.
Add sweet rice and mix together.