Recipes · Chinese · Side Dishes
Chinese Sticky Rice (Nuo Mi Fan)
One serving has 620 kcal and 18 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (66%), copper (62%), selenium (46%), pantothenic acid (46%), thiamin (45%) and zinc (40%). Ready in 60 minutes.

- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (187 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: beef, gluten, pork, shellfish, soy
Ingredients
- 100 g Rice, glutinous
- 30 g Salami
- 5 g Mushrooms, shiitake, dried
- 15 g Shrimp, raw
- 10 g Scallions, raw
- 10 g Soy sauce
- 5 g Oyster sauce
- 3 g Sugar
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 0.5 g Anise seed
Method
- Soak the glutinous rice in water for at least 1 hour, then drain well.
- Soak the dried shiitake mushroom in hot water for 20 minutes until soft, then drain and dice, along with the Chinese sausage.
- Heat the oil in a pan, fry the sausage and mushroom for 2-3 minutes, then add the finely chopped shrimp and the five-spice, and stir-fry for 1 minute more.
- Add the soaked, drained rice, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar, and stir to coat evenly.
- Transfer to a heatproof bowl or line a steamer, and steam over boiling water for 30-35 minutes, stirring once halfway, until the rice is tender and glossy.
- Fluff with a fork, scatter with scallion, and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 620 kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 90.8 g | |
| Water | 53.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.8 g | 13% |
| Protein | 18 g | 37% |
| Tryptophan | 0.17 g | |
| Threonine | 0.61 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.68 g | |
| Leucine | 1.1 g | |
| Lysine | 0.87 g | |
| Methionine | 0.32 g | |
| Cystine | 0.25 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.71 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.48 g | |
| Valine | 0.82 g | |
| Histidine | 0.37 g | |
| Fat | 19.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.3 g | |
| Saturated | 5.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 48.1 mg | |
| Calcium | 39.5 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.56 mg | 62% |
| Iron | 2.7 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 51.9 mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 66% |
| Phosphorus | 210 mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 376 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 25.4 µg | 46% |
| Sodium | 1,280 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.2 mg | 40% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.49 mg | 45% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.9 mg | 35% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.3 mg | 46% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.35 mg | 27% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 24.4 µg | 6% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.86 µg | 36% |
| Choline | 12.7 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 5.1 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2.2 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 7.7 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.71 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 35.4 µg | 39% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.8 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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