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- Cantonese Sticky Rice Dumplings Recipe (Printable recipe)
- By Christine's Recipes Prep time: 30 mins (plus soaking time)
- Cook time: 3 hrs
- Yield: 20 dumplings (each about 170 grams）
- Ingredients:
- 60 pieces bamboo leaves
- 1 kg glutinous rice
- 600 gm peeled mung beans
- Fillings:
- 350 gm pork belly, no skin
- 8 shiitake mushrooms, soaked and shredded
- 10 salted egg yolks (store-bought or homemade), halved
- Marinade for pork belly:
- 2 tsp five spice powder
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- ½ tsp sugar
- white pepper, to taste
- a dash Shaoxing wine
- Seasonings for shiitake mushrooms:
- Seasonings for glutinous rice:
- 1½ Tbsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1½ Tbsp oil
- Seasonings for mung beans:
- 3 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp oil
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