It's Zongzi Season—Learn What That Means

It's Zongzi Season—Learn What That Means

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Eating this sticky rice ball steamed in leaves is a Chinese Dragon Boat Festival tradition. Here's how to make your own.

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Ingredients

  • 36 to 40 dried zongzi leaves* (2 to 3 leaves per zongzi)
  • 5 cups uncooked short grain sticky rice* (also called glutinous rice, or “sweet rice”)
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons light soy sauce*
  • 2 teaspoons plus 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup of raw peanuts
  • 1 pound pork belly, cut into 12 equal pieces
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons shaoxing wine*
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 6 salted duck egg yolks (eggs preserved in a salt brine)*
  • 3 Chinese sausages (you’ll find them in Chinatown supermarkets under the Cantonese name lap cheong, which is generic for a broad range of sausage).*

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