Bamboo Sticky Rice (Zongzi, Joong 咸肉棕)

Step 1

Example schedule for a Sunday dinner:

Step 2

Cut the pork belly into roughly 1 inch pieces.

Step 3

When preparing our dried bamboo leaves, our main goals are to:

Step 4

A few hours before we’re ready to start wrapping and cooking, we’ll wash, soak, chop, and flavor our remaining ingredients.

Step 5

Preface: this part is the hardest to describe in written words, so I highly recommend watching our video for this important section.

Step 6

Finally, we'll load up a big pot with our joong, and fill it with cold water.