It's Zongzi Season—Learn What That Means
Eating this sticky rice ball steamed in leaves is a Chinese Dragon Boat Festival tradition. Here's how to make your own.
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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