Chinese Zongzi Recipe (Rice Dumplings in Bamboo Leaves) – Eating China

Ingredients

• 40 large dried bamboo leaves (2 for each zongzi)
• 20 long strings (for binding leaves)
• 1 kg (2.2 Ib) long grain sticky rice
• 2 kg (4.4 Ib) pork belly, sliced into 3 cm (1″) cubes
• 10 salted duck’s egg yolks
• 40 small dried shiitake (black) mushrooms
• 20 dried, shelled chestnuts
• 10 spring onions, cut up into 1 cm (1/2″) lengths
• 500 g (18 oz) dried radish
• 100 g (3.5 oz) very small dried shrimp
• 200 g (7 oz) raw, shelled peanuts (with skins)
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wine
• Vegetable oil
• 5 cloves of garlic, roughly crushed
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 star anise
• 1 teaspoon five spice powder