Recipes · Chinese · Holiday and Special Occasion
Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings)
One serving has 887 kcal and 20 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (79%), copper (72%), selenium (58%), pantothenic acid (56%), niacin (55%) and thiamin (51%). Ready in 455 minutes.
- Preparation: 290 min
- Cooking: 165 min
- Makes: 1 serving (215 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: alcohol, egg, gluten, peanut, pork, soy, sulphite
Ingredients
- 100 g Rice, glutinous
- 60 g Pork belly, raw
- 5 g Mushrooms, shiitake, dried
- 15 g Peanuts, raw
- 15 g Egg yolks, raw
- 8 g Soy sauce
- 0.5 g Anise seed
- 1 g Salt
- 5 g Vegetable oil
- 5 g Wine, fortified, dry
Method
- Soak the glutinous rice in water for at least 4 hours, or overnight, then drain well; separately soak the peanuts for the same time.
- Marinate the pork belly, cut into chunks, with the soy sauce, wine, five-spice (using anise seed here) and salt for at least 30 minutes; rehydrate the dried shiitake in warm water.
- Stir-fry the drained rice briefly in the oil so the grains are lightly coated, then mix in the drained peanuts.
- Lay two dried bamboo leaves overlapping into a cone, spoon in a layer of the rice, then add a piece of the marinated pork, a shiitake mushroom and a piece of the egg yolk (standing in for salted duck egg yolk), and cover with more rice, pressing to fill any gaps.
- Fold the leaves over to fully enclose the filling into a tight pyramid and tie firmly with kitchen string.
- Boil the wrapped dumplings in a large pot of water for 2.5-3 hours, topping up water as needed, until the rice is completely tender; drain and cool slightly before unwrapping to eat.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 887 kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 89.6 g | |
| Water | 51.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.8 g | 16% |
| Protein | 19.9 g | 41% |
| Tryptophan | 0.15 g | |
| Threonine | 0.53 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.61 g | |
| Leucine | 1.1 g | |
| Lysine | 0.62 g | |
| Methionine | 0.28 g | |
| Cystine | 0.25 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.73 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.52 g | |
| Valine | 0.77 g | |
| Histidine | 0.34 g | |
| Fat | 48.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 21.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 9.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.6 g | |
| Saturated | 14.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.03 g | |
| Cholesterol | 206 mg | |
| Calcium | 54.2 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.65 mg | 72% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 65.2 mg | 21% |
| Manganese | 1.4 mg | 79% |
| Phosphorus | 281 mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 433 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 31.8 µg | 58% |
| Sodium | 864 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.1 mg | 39% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.56 mg | 51% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.7 mg | 55% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.8 mg | 56% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.35 mg | 27% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 74.8 µg | 19% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.8 µg | 33% |
| Choline | 142 mg | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 59 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0.46 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 40.4 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 2.3 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 9.3 µg | 10% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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