Bak chang (zongzi / savoury rice dumplings)

Name: Bak chang (zongzi / savoury rice dumplings)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Recipe adapted from Table for 2... or More with changes; 1 kg pork belly, cut into bite size; 50 pcs dried chestnuts (size uneven), soak and boil for 15 mins, remove membrane bits in slits; 20 salted duck eggs (some of my dumplings are without salted duck egg yolk), clean egg shells, separate egg yolks from whites; Dried shitake mushrooms, soak in water to soften; 2 bulbs of garlic, finely chop; 100g dried shrimp, soak in water for 15 mins; 1 kg glutinous rice, soak in water overnight, drain rice; oil

Main Dish

8 servings

Easy

3 hours

glutinous rice, mushrooms, dried shrimp, dried chestnuts, etc.

Ingredients

Recipe adapted from Table for 2... or More with changes

Ingredients:

1 kg pork belly, cut into bite size
50 pcs dried chestnuts (size uneven), soak and boil for 15 mins, remove membrane bits in slits
20 salted duck eggs (some of my dumplings are without salted duck egg yolk), clean egg shells, separate egg yolks from whites
Dried shitake mushrooms, soak in water to soften
2 bulbs of garlic, finely chop
100g dried shrimp, soak in water for 15 mins
1 kg glutinous rice, soak in water overnight, drain rice
oil

Preparation

Preparation1 hour

Cook time2 hours

Marinated pork belly:
1. Add 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp dark soy sauce, 2 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tbsp five spice powder. Mix well and marinate overnight in fridge.

Step:
1. To prepare filling: heat oil in wok, stir fry marinated pork for 5 mins, add mushrooms and dried chestnuts. Add some water and let it simmer for another 10 mins. Set aside.

2. To prepare glutinous rice: add 200ml oil into the wok used in (1). Add garlic and dried shrimp, stir-fry until fragrant. Add glutinous rice, mix well. Sufficiant oil added will ensure the rice wouldn't stick on the bamboo leave later. Add 4 tbsp light soy sauce and 2 tbsp dark soy sauce.

3. To assemble: Overlap two pieces of bamboo leaves, make a cone shape and press in a spoonful of rice, top with filling and cover with rice again. wrap up the rice dumplings and tie with grass strands.

4. To Boil: Prepare a big pot of water, heat up the water until boiling, lower down the rice dumplings, boil for at least 1.5 hours. Take out the rice dumplings while it is still hot, air dry it by hanging it up.