China · East Asia

Zongzi

Name: Zongzi
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 kg glutinous rice, soaked; 500 g pork belly, marinated in soy; 10 salted egg yolks (optional); mung beans; 30 bamboo leaves, soaked; string

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Sticky rice parcels in bamboo leaves, eaten as a portable breakfast across China.

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Zongzi

300 minTotal

10Servings

4/5Effort

4/5Wow factor

Ingredients

1 kg glutinous rice, soaked
500 g pork belly, marinated in soy
10 salted egg yolks (optional)
mung beans
30 bamboo leaves, soaked
string

Instructions

Fold two leaves into a cone.
Add rice, pork, yolk and more rice.
Fold the leaves over and tie tightly.
Boil 3 hr, topped with water.
Serve hot.