🇨🇳 China
Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings), made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
210 min3 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Soak glutinous rice, dried mushrooms, and pork overnight, then marinate pork in soy sauce and five-spice.
- 2
Wrap rice, pork, and mushrooms tightly in bamboo leaves and tie securely with kitchen twine.
- 3
Boil the wrapped dumplings completely submerged in water for 2.5 to 3 hours until tender.
🇨🇳 How it's eaten in China
In Taiwan, it is served drizzled with sweet chili sauce or soy paste and sprinkled with peanut powder.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- glutinous rice350 ml
- pork belly, cubed250 g
Swap: 250 g pork shoulder, cubed（Less fat・Easier to find）
- dried shiitake mushrooms4
- five-spice powder1/2 tsp
- soy sauce1 tbsp
- dry sherry1 tbsp
Swap: 1 tbsp dry white wine（Replicates aroma）
- bamboo leaves8
Swap: Parchment paper（No specialty search）
Authentic ingredients in China
- glutinous rice400g
- pork belly200g
- dried shiitake mushrooms8
- salted duck egg yolks2
- dried bamboo leaves8
- dark soy sauce1 tbsp
- light soy sauce1 tbsp
- Chinese five-spice powder1 tsp
- Shaoxing wine1 tbsp
- cooking oil1 tbsp
Optional authentic touch
Traditionally wrapped using banana or bamboo leaves folded into a cone and boiled for several hours to infuse leaf aroma.
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