Taiwanese Zongzi

Name: Taiwanese Zongzi
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Ingredients: 3 cups glutinous rice; 300g pork belly, cubed; 100g dried mushrooms, soaked; Bamboo leaves, for wrapping

肉粽/ro zong/

Also known as: Taiwanese Rice Dumpling

About this dish

Glutinous rice stuffed with pork, mushroom, and chestnut, wrapped in bamboo leaves and steamed.

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Ingredients

🍚3 cups glutinous rice

🥩300g pork belly, cubed

🍄100g dried mushrooms, soaked

🍃Bamboo leaves, for wrapping

Method

Serves 3

Stir-fry the soaked rice briefly with soy sauce.

Braise the pork belly with mushroom and chestnut until flavorful.

Layer rice and filling onto bamboo leaves and fold into a pyramid shape.

Tie securely with string.

Steam for about an hour until the rice is fully cooked.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Taiwanese zongzi has its own distinct style, typically steamed rather than boiled, with a savory braised filling.

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