This  is an easy and quick dish to prepare to fix your craving for the Chinese Sticky Rice dish but you do not have the sticky rice on hand.  

Instant Pot Chinese Rice

1/2 cup dried shiitake mushrooms (around 4 pieces)

1 cup long grain rice

1 and 1/2 cup water 

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 teaspoons Hoisin or Oyster sauce

1 tablespoon sesame oil (optional)

2 pieces Star anise

1/8 tsp schichuan pepper (optional)

Place all the ingredients in the Instant Pot and cook at high pressure/manual for 10 minutes. Then allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 min. Then quick release. Cut the mushrooms into smaller pieces before serving. 

Vegan Dinakdakan with air fried hoisin sweet potatoes

 

So good! 

Air Fryer Hoisin Glazed Sweet Potatoes 

1 1/2 cups diced sweet potatoes 

1-2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 

Cover the sweet potatoes with hoisin sauce. Air fry at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Set aside. 

Vegan Dinakdakan

1/3 green pepper, cut into small cubes

1/2 small white or red onion, sliced

1/2 medium tomato, sliced into bite sized pieces

1 1/2 cups air fryer hoisin sweet potatoes 

1/2 - 1 tablespoon vinegar

1/2 - 1 tablespoon vegan mayonnaise

1/2 tsp salt or to taste

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 tsp sweetener 

Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and enjoy. 

Changes

 

Changes are certain.

But the yellow leaves turning

green again gives hope.