Taro rice

Ingredients

• 2 cups cubed taro
• 2 cups rice, rinsed, and drained
• 2 Chinese sausages
• ½ libra minced pork
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoons soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon five-spice powder
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 3 cups water
• Garnish
• 2 tablespoons finely sliced green onions
• 2 tablespoons French onions
• 2 tablespoons sliced red chillies (optional)

Preparation

• Blanch Chinese sausages, remove casing, cut into disks. Seasoned minced pork with pepper and soy sauce.
• Heat sesame oil in a pot and brown sausages. Remove and set aside. With oil still in pot, add minced garlic, sauté till fragrant.
• Add cubed taro and five-spice powder, stir fry. Add seasoned minced pork. Stir to break up minced pork. Add rice, browned sausages, and salt.
• Mix ingredients well. At this point, the entire content of the pot can be transferred to a rice cooker. Add water and cook rice as usual in the rice cooker.
• If not using rice cooker, add water to pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer till all water is absorbed (about 10 minutes).
• Turn heat down to the lowest setting, leave pot on for another 10 minutes. Turn off heat, remove pot. Rice is done!
• Fluff rice using a pair of chopsticks or a spatula. Dish some onto a plate and sprinkle with garnish.

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