Easy Zongzi Recipe
The Dragon Boat Festival is fast approaching and what a great opportunity to eat Zongzi or
Chinese Rice Dumpling. Some here in the US, especially here in California call
it Chinese Tamales because it is similar to the Mesoamerican Tamale.
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Here is a quick and
easy recipe for you to follow.
Ingredients:
½ lb. pork
(preferably with some fat)
½ lb. peanuts (boiled
and shelled)
1 ½ lbs. glutinous
rice – let this soak in water overnight for best result
40-50 sheets of dried
bamboo leaves (20-25 sheets of dried banana leaves will do if you cannot find
bamboo leaves)
Butcher’s twine or
some strong cotton thread
3 tbsp. Chinese Soy
Sauce
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. brown sugar (or
honey)
½ tsp. five spice
powder
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Procedure:
1.
Cut meat into small cubes
(you can use a meat grinder to make it easier or you can ask your local butcher
to cut or ground your meat for you), then add the peanuts, Chinese Soy Sauce,
salt, brown sugar and five spice powder and mix it together in a large mixing
bowl and set it aside for an hour.
2.
Wash and drain the
soaked glutinous rice.
3.
Soak the dried bamboo
in warm water. Take two leaves with leaf stem or spine facing out. Overlap them
lengthwise in opposite directions. With both hands hold leaves a little over a
half of the way along their length. At that point bend them so that they are
parallel lengthwise and also overlap each other. This should produce a leaf pouch.
Hold firmly with one hand. Add about half way with glutinous rice then a two cubes
of pork (or about 1 ½ tsp. of ground pork mix), don’t forget to add some
peanuts. Then fill it up with more glutinous rice. Compress it with a spoon.
Then overlap the leaves and tie with butcher’s twine or strong cotton string.
4.
Place dumplings in
pot filled with water and boil for 2-3 hours. Be sure to check the water levels
as to not burn the dumplings. After boiling, place in cold water for about an
hour. You may serve hot or cold.
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You can use Chinese
dates or sweet bean paste as a filling if you prefer a sweet treat.
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