Zongzi with Pork Belly and Meigan Cai - 梅干菜肉粽

Name: Zongzi with Pork Belly and Meigan Cai - 梅干菜肉粽
Prep time: 1440 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 1740 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 25-30 dried zongzi leaves ((bamboo or reed leaves)); 2 pounds glutinous rice ((AKA sweet rice)); 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons salt; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 3 cups meigan cai ((dried preserved vegetables)); 1 1/2 pounds skin-on lean pork belly; 2 tablespoons oil ((any neutral oil)); 50 g rock sugar ((or 1/4 cup granulated sugar)); 2 whole star anise pods; 3 slices ginger; 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups water; 10 cooked salted duck egg yolks ((store bought, optional))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 10 · 29h total

Servings

Calories

34% of a 2,000 cal day

689KCAL

Protein

25g51%

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat25g

32%

Saturated8g

41%

Unsaturated17g

—

Total Carbs85g

31%

Fiber4g

14%

Total Sugars8g

—

incl. Added Sugars7g

15%

Starch73g

—

Sodium2263mg

98%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Glutinous rice dumplings filled with pork belly and preserved vegetables, traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. Savory and filling, with complex layered flavors from the braised pork and spices.

Ingredients

10 SERVINGS

25–30dried zongzi leaves — or bamboo leaves or reed leaves
2 lbglutinous rice — sweet rice
2 tbspsugar
1½ tbspsalt
1 tbspdark soy sauce
1 tbsplight soy sauce
3 cupsmeigan cai — dried, preserved
1½ lbskin-on lean pork belly
2 tbspoil (any neutral oil)
50 grock sugar — or granulated sugar
2whole star anise pods — pod
3 slicesginger — sliced
¼ cupShaoxing wine
2 tbsplight soy sauce
1½ tspdark soy sauce
1 tspsalt
2 cupswater
10cooked salted duck egg yolks — store-bought, optional

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Method

29h total

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