Sticky rice, aka sweet glutinous rice, is best steamed so its plump, chewy grains are ready to sponge up all the flavor. This dish from my cookbook “The Chinese Way” is a riff on lo mai gai, a dim sum ...

Sticky rice, aka sweet glutinous rice, is best steamed so its plump, chewy grains are ready to sponge up all the flavor. This dish from my cookbook “The Chinese Way” is a riff on lo mai gai, a dim sum ...

To make sticky rice, first soak the rice for an hour (1). After this time, bring a pot of water to a boil, then place a steamer basket on top (2) with a sheet of parchment paper at the bottom (3).

Voracious This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for tomato bason sticky rice, from the cookbook "The Chinese Way" by Betty Liu. Sticky rice, aka sweet glutinous rice, is best steamed so its ...

This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for tomato bason sticky rice, from the cookbook "The Chinese Way" by Betty Liu. (Betty Liu/Voracious via AP) Sticky rice, aka sweet glutinous rice, is ...