Chinese Sausage-Rice Dressing

Name: Chinese Sausage-Rice Dressing
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Eight to 10 servings as a side dish
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sweet, glutinous rice (see note); 1/2 cup short-grain rice; 6 Chinese sausages without liver (see note); 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 large onion, peeled and diced; 3 stalks celery with leaves, diced; 3 scallions, tops and bottoms, chopped; 12 fresh water chestnuts, peeled and diced (see note); 3 tablespoons light soy sauce

By Regina Schrambling

Updated Nov. 11, 2022

Total Time: 1 hour
Rating: 4(5)
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Ingredients

Yield:Eight to 10 servings as a side dish

1½cups sweet, glutinous rice (see note)
½cup short-grain rice
6Chinese sausages without liver (see note)
2tablespoons peanut oil
1large onion, peeled and diced
3stalks celery with leaves, diced
3scallions, tops and bottoms, chopped
12fresh water chestnuts, peeled and diced (see note)
3tablespoons light soy sauce

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Preparation

Step 1
Place the sweet and short-grain rice in a sieve and wash under running water for 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cover with water. Soak for 15 minutes. Drain and place the rice in a large pot. Add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for about 15 to 18 minutes, until the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked but not too mushy.
Step 2
Cut the sausages in half lengthwise, then on the diagonal into 1-inch slices. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet and saute the sausage slices for 5 minutes. Add the onions and saute 5 minutes. Add the celery and cook 5 minutes. Stir in the scallions and water chestnuts and remove from the heat.
Step 3
Transfer the rice to a large bowl and stir in the sausage mixture. Mix well; the rice will be very dense, so the mixing will require some effort. Drizzle in the soy sauce, blending well. Serve hot with the turkey. (This dressing makes terrific leftovers when fried the next day.)

Tip

Chinese sausages and sweet rice are sold in Manhattan at Kam Man Foods, 200 Canal Street. Fresh water chestnuts are carried by many Chinatown produce markets.