Savory Sticky Rice

This was one of my favorite dishes growing up. I can't believe I haven't asked my mom for her recipe before we made this at Dinner Meet. The recipe turned out to be fairly easy to execute. The one catch is that there are a couple of things that require pre-soaking, like the dried shrimp and the mushrooms. However, if you don't have time for that, you could always buy fresh shrimp and shiitake mushrooms instead! Candace's recipe is below.

INGREDIENTS (amounts are approximate):

1 1/2 tbsp fried shallots
~15 black Chinese mushrooms, sliced
3/4 cup dried baby shrimp, soaked in water until tender (at least a few hours) and then drained

1 lb pork, sliced
3 cup sticky (glutinous) rice
soy sauce
sesame oil
pepper
corn starch

METHOD:
1- Marinate pork with soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper, and corn starch.

2- Cook rice until almost done, about 30 min.
3- Cook pork, remove from heat.

4- Cook shrimp, remove from heat.
5- Saute shallots until fragrant, about 20 sec. Add mushrooms and stir fry for 30 sec.

6- Add back in shrimp and pork (including juices). Stir fry 20 sec.
7- Add soy sauce (~1 tbsp).
8- Add rice and approximately 1/2 cup water and 2 tbsp soy sauce.

9- Cover and cook over low heat for 30 min, stirring occasionally.