Xôi Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Sticky Rice)

Ingredients

• •2 cups glutinous rice, soaked 4 hours
• •3 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
• •4 green onions, sliced
• •3 tbsp vegetable oil
• •1/2 cup fried shallots
• •1 cucumber, sliced
• •2 tbsp soy sauce
• •1/4 tsp black pepper

Directions

1. 1Drain the soaked glutinous rice and steam it for 30–35 minutes until tender.
2. 2Warm the shredded chicken with soy sauce and black pepper in a skillet for 3 minutes.
3. 3Heat vegetable oil until hot and pour it over the sliced green onions.
4. 4Fluff the sticky rice and divide it among bowls.
5. 5Top with warm chicken, scallion oil, fried shallots, and cucumber.
6. 6Serve immediately or cool slightly for packing.

💡 Soak the glutinous rice fully before steaming; under-soaked grains stay hard in the centre.

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