Lucas Sin's Lo Mai Gai (Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf) | The Secret Sauce with Grossy Pelosi

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PREP TIME: 2 hours
COOK TIME: 2 hours
SERVES: 6

INGREDIENTS
Rice
2 cups sticky rice (sweet rice), soaked for at least 2 hours up to overnight
1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Chicken
1 large boneless skinless chicken thigh, cut into 1/2” chunks
1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
1 pinch ground white pepper
1/2" knob (1 Tbsp) fresh ginger, peeled and very finely chopped

Sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 cup water

Filling
1 teaspoon neutral oil, such as canola
1/4 pound pork belly, diced small
2 medium (½ cup) shallots, chopped
12 shiitake mushrooms, soaked for at least 1 hour, up to overnight; half sliced thinly, half left whole or cut in large thumb-sized pieces
1 tablespoon dried shrimp, soaked for at least 30 minutes
1 chinese sausage, remove casing and sliced on a bias
1 tablespoon potato starch, mixed with 1 tablespoon water

Wrapping
6 pieces lotus leaves, soaked for at least 2 hours or up to overnight
1 salted egg yolk
Thinly sliced scallions, for serving

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[susanstaples]

Lucas Sin explains complex cultural and cooking ideas in ways that are so accessible. He explains the prejudice against Chinese honestly. He embraces the ways Chinese cuisine changed to appeal to a wider audience but still has such love for traditional foods. He is a special person and a wonderful cook. I hope he posts forever!

[barbarahultberg]

I religiously check for any Lucas Sin vids on Food52, and STOKED to see him today preparing his version of Lo Mai Gai! More Lucas! More Lucas!

[aliciaf]

I've never seen Lucas be so savage. It's excellent.

[phyllisedmondson]

I’m in love with this man 😂 WE NEED MORE VIDEOS WITH HIM and his delicious meals.. NY Times give him a Spot ..

[brightsidexchoke]

As a fellow Cantonese from Hong Kong, so happy Lucus is able to bring more people to eat Cantonese food. I want to be his best friend.

[cheriolisterand]

Lucas is so good at explaining the mechanism/history/process of the dish.
And I love his narrative when he makes the dish; feels like I'm in the museum and he is the amazing tour guide who talks and explains in a pleasant flow.
Please I need his own show coming up

[gimjyu]

Thanks to this video, we see how particular Lucas is about cooking techniques. Literally the moment after sauce is spilled, it's cleaned up. And there definitely is a right way to cut shallots 😂
Love this guy!

[ListerTunes]

I own the same kind of rice cooker as Lucas Sin and I've never felt more validated. I may not have the knowledge, talent, or experience, but I can have one of the tools.

[barrywebber]

Wow, I see why Mr.Sin received his best chef award in 2021! I can’t get to one of his restaurants at the moment but just love having this “taste” brought to me by YouTube! Thank you for producing and bringing the genius of a talented young man to the world! Can’t wait to see more! Cheers

[yippeehaha-yy]

My grandma made these every year after Thanksgiving and would use leftover turkey meat. Miss her and her cooking!

[mydogisbailey]

This gorgeous talented chef also went to Yale?! Ladies hold me BACK

[Charliengo]

More Lucas Sin please! The man is a beast of a chef

[dizmi]

He is the absolute best!! Love that there is a Lucas Sin fan club. He changed the game on how I make tofu.

Great video!!

[kpepperl]

My favorite thing was to find the egg yolk hiding in the rice as a kid... That's the best part for me. My few memories as a child in Hong Kong are always food related and with my grandma, especially eating dim sum.

[marijkeschellenbach]

You have been a chef for 29 You can't be that old!!! I love this dish!

[TheShortStory]

Oh man, lo mai gai was one of the first things I had when I moved to Hong Kong, and nearly a decade on it’s still a dish that instantly brings me back to the feeling I had on the first day here. Now I can’t wait to try to make it!

[EeveeDocAgain]

I love that Lucas is a guy who really really loves eating the food he cooks.😂❤ Other pro chefs hang around chatting, takes a bit and analyses the food, take nice photos... This man is straight in, don't wait for the food to cool, barely converses...man has to eat!

[josephsf]

The hug at the end is priceless. Love both of these guys. Just so awesome to see them together.

[kalyns]

Why does it always look like Lucas wants to smile when he speaks?? He’s so charming!

[heyitsjordansmith]

How can so much handsome be contained in one kitchen?? But also so much expertise, knowledge, and humor? Could watch all day.