Zongzi Recipe | Easy Hokkien Bak Chang
Let's make an easy Hokkien Bak Chang which is a savoury Zongzi. This recipe serves 12 people. It takes one hour to prepare and three hours to cook. It's about 360 calories per piece.
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Servings: 12 people
Calories: 361kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g glutinous rice
- 2 tbsps cooking oil
- 10 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tbsps dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tbsps oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 500 g mixture of pork butt and pork belly
- 4 tbsps cooking oil
- 6 cloves peeled and chopped garlic
- 50 g soaked dried shrimp
- 10 shiitake mushrooms soak and keep water and slice into ½-inch strips
- 12-15 dried chestnuts
- 2 links sliced Chinese sausage
- 6 salted egg yolks halved
- ½ cup fried shallot
Marinade for meat:
- 3 tbsps dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tbsps oyster sauce
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 teaspoon five spice powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Soak the rice minimally for four hours or overnight. Drain off the water after that.
- Soak dried chestnuts, mushrooms, and shrimp in water separately until soft. Remove the red membrane in chestnuts if you see any. Cut the mushrooms into smaller pieces and chop the dried shrimp.
- Preheat a pot or Dutch oven. Add cooking oil and stir fry the garlic and dried shrimp. Stir fry the marinated meat into the mix. Add chestnuts and mushrooms. Stir in the shallot.
- After soaking the rice, drain all water and preheat a large wok or skillet. Add cooking oil. Stir fry garlic. Add the rice with seasonings. Remove and let it cool down before wrapping.
- After you have wrapped your zongzi, boil a large pot of water. Add salt. Place dumplings in a large pot and gently simmer for the next few hours. Check that the rice does not stick to the leaves when you take them out. Leave them aside to cool.
Notes
Your meat and marinade ingredients should be in a large zipper bag or bowl and left overnight for the best flavour and taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 361kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 17gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 170mgSodium: 936mgPotassium: 339mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 134IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 2mg
Calories have been calculated using an online calculator. Nutritional information offered on Honest Food Talks is for general information purposes and are only rough estimations.
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