Zhu Xue Gao

Name: Zhu Xue Gao
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Ingredients: 2 cups glutinous rice; 1 cup pig's blood; 1/2 cup ground peanut powder; Fresh cilantro

豬血糕/joo shweh gow/

Also known as: Pig Blood Cake

About this dish

Steamed pig's blood cake coated in peanut powder and cilantro, a distinctive Taiwanese snack.

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Ingredients

🍚2 cups glutinous rice

🩸1 cup pig's blood

🥜1/2 cup ground peanut powder

🌿Fresh cilantro

Method

Serves 3

Mix glutinous rice with pig's blood and seasoning.

Pack the mixture into molds and steam until firm, about an hour.

Slice into thick blocks once cooled.

Steam or deep fry the slices to warm through.

Coat generously in peanut powder and top with cilantro.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Zhu xue gao is a traditional Taiwanese street food, made from glutinous rice and pig's blood, coated in sweet peanut powder.

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