Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings) 粽子 - Chinese Recipe

Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings) 粽子

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Ingredients

• 500g glutinous rice (soaked overnight)
• 200g pork belly (marinated: 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp five-spice, 1 tsp salt)
• 12 salted egg yolks (optional)
• 12 dried shiitake (soaked)
• 50g dried shrimp
• 24+ dried bamboo leaves (soaked)
• kitchen twine

Method

1. Draining — Drain rice; mix with 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce.
2. Folding — Fold 2 bamboo leaves into cone. Fill with rice, pork, egg yolk, mushroom, shrimp, more rice.
3. Folding — Fold leaf over to seal; tie with twine tightly.
4. Boiling — Boil 2–3 hours (or pressure cook 1 hour). Unwrap to serve.

Tags: glutinous rice, pork belly, salted egg yolks, shiitake, dried shrimp · Source: Brittani's Almanac