Mall Steamed Cake

Mall Steamed Cake

　　Mall steamed cake is also known as rice flour cake or New Year cake. Soak the rice in clean water for 24 hours, rinse it thoroughly, then grind it into a slurry with the water still in it. The slurry should be neither too thin nor too thick (alternatively, after soaking the rice, drain the excess water and grind it into semi-dry rice flour, then add more water separately); add distiller’s grains wine and white sugar and stir into a paste. In winter and spring, pour the well-mixed rice paste into molds and place them in a 200°C insulated pot, covering with cotton quilts. Once the rice paste has naturally fermented, scoop it into a steamer lined with damp cheesecloth (if it has over-fermented, add an appropriate amount of edible alkali, stir, and let it ferment again), then steam over high heat with boiling water for 20 minutes. Slice and serve.