Shanghai Style Fried Rice Cake (上海油炸糍饭糕)

 This is a traditional Shanghai breakfast item. I basically followed this YouTube video.

Ingredients

Calrose rice - 3 cups
Water - 5 cups

Salt - 2 tsp

Yield 1/4 sheet of rice cake. Double for 1/2 baking sheet.

Steps

1. Rinse 3 cups of rice and add to rice cooker, add water to 5 cups mark. Cook rice. 

2. Put a layer of plastic wrap at the bottom of the baking sheet, scoop out rice and spread and press evenly. Cover with a layer of plastic wrap. I used double portion to fill a half sheet baking tray.

3. Put the tray in refrigerator overnight. 

4. Remove the wrap on top, brush with oil, and then flip the rice cake, brush the other side with oil. Slice into preferred size.

5. Put enough oil in a pot and heat it up to 320 - 350F (160-180C) and then deep fry each piece one by one until brown.

6. Serve warm.