The Zongzi: Bamboo Sticky Rice My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

The Zongzi: Bamboo Sticky Rice My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

4 servings
Learn how to make Zongzi: Bamboo Sticky Rice from a 2x James Beard Award Winning Chinese Chef with 60+ years of experience

Ingredients

  • glutinous / sticky rice
    2 lb
  • pork belly
    1 lb
  • bamboo leaves
    80
  • split mung beans
    1 lb
  • peanuts
    12 oz
  • large dried shrimp
    2 oz
  • Chinese sausage
    2 piece
  • salted egg yolk
    10 piece
  • shiitake mushrooms
    15 piece
  • roll of cotton string
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • five spice powder
    ½ tsp
  • light soy sauce
    1 tbsp
  • chicken bouillon
    1 tsp
  • Shaoxing cooking wine
    1 tsp
  • salt
    1 ½ tsp
  • sugar
    1 tsp
  • olive oil
    1 tbsp
  • salt
    1 tsp

Directions

  1. 1

    Since this is a recipe that takes a day or two to prepare, I wanted to give you an overview of all of the major steps.

  2. 2

    Cut the pork belly into roughly 1 inch pieces.

  3. 3

    When preparing our dried bamboo leaves, our main goals are to:

  4. 4

    A few hours before we’re ready to start wrapping and cooking, we’ll wash, soak, chop, and season our remaining ingredients.

  5. 5

    Preface: this part is the hardest to describe in written words, so I highly recommend watching our video for this important section.

  6. 6

    Finally, we'll load up a big pot with our joong, and fill it with cold water.

The Zongzi: Bamboo Sticky Rice My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

The Zongzi: Bamboo Sticky Rice My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

120 min4 servings

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