Instant Pot Chinese Sticky Rice with Sausage

This pressure cooker recipe for Chinese Sticky Rice with Sausage recreates the classic dim sim Lo Mai Gai in one step, using your Instant Pot.

I definitely made some simplifications. I didn't use lotus leaves because they're not that easy to get a hold of, and I wanted a dish we could all make on a weeknight. Also, somehow I am always out of chicken when I start craving this dish.

The one thing that does require a little planning, is buying the Chinese sausage or Lap Xuong or Lap Cheong ahead of time. I debated whether I should try this with widely-available sausage, but really, there is nothing like that Chinese Sausage, no real equivalent.

So I decided to stick with that one speciality ingredient as it is well-worth it.

Lap Xuong is a pork sausage where the pork has been marinated and then smoked. The end result is a slightly sweet and salty sausage that adds a lot of flavor to this very simple dish.

Other than that however, the only thing that I had to ensure that I had were dried Shitake mushrooms, and really you could use fresh ones, or you could use a different dried mushroom.

The first time I made this, I used porcini mushrooms. ENTIRELY not Chinese, but I can't say that I thought it was a problem--to be honest, it tasted quite good to me.

If you do end up buying dried mushrooms, I have several recipes where they might come in handy, such as the Pressure Cooker Low Carb Hot and Sour Soup or in the Shrimp Risotto. If you have other uses for them, do leave a comment so people can use other ideas.

If you're looking for more great Chinese food recipes, check out my Instant Pot Keto Chinese Braised Spareribs!

I hate recommending an ingredient for just one recipe--it's far too expensive to cook like that, so I'm always careful to not create just one recipe with one ingredient.

Which brings me to a small list of other ways you can use the Chinese Sausage, or Lap Xuong once you have it. It keeps forever when kept in it's vacuum packed bag, so you can hang on to it for a bit. But here are some other uses for it:

OTHER USES FOR LAP XUONG:

• Fried Rice
• Omelettes (The sausages are precooked so you're just really heating them through)
• In spring rolls
• In a vegetable stir-fry
• With Chinese broccoli, in a light broth, over rice

EQUIPMENT & INGREDIENTS YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE PRESSURE COOKER CHINESE STICKY RICE WITH SAUSAGE:

• Instant Pot Mini Duo or Instant Pot 6 quart or Instant Pot 8 Quart
• Measuring cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Cutting Board (my fav one)
• Good set of Kitchen knives

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