Glutinous rice 3 pounds Pork belly One pound
Light soy sauce One tablespoon Old soy sauce One scoop
Fuel consumption Appropriate amount Five-spice powder Appropriate amount
Zongye 2 bundles/2 bags Zong rope One volume
Chestnut Appropriate amount Sweet wine 100g
Honey One scoop Salt Appropriate amount
How to make Dragon Boat Festival meat rice dumplings Illustration of how to make Dragon Boat Festival meat rice dumplings 1

Step 1

Add the condiments to the pork belly one day in advance and then marinate it at low temperature in the refrigerator. I used sweet fermented rice wine instead of cooking wine, and added five-spice powder, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, honey, salt and cooking wine in sequence. Dragon Boat Festival Meat Zongzi Recipe Illustration 2

Step 2

Wash the glutinous rice, pour in water and light soy sauce, and soak two hours in advance. Dragon Boat Festival Meat Zongzi Recipe Illustration 3

Step 3

Boil the rice dumpling leaves and cotton rope in boiling water for three to five minutes. Dragon Boat Festival Meat Zongzi Recipe Illustration 4

Step 4

Put a piece of marinated meat and a chestnut into a rice dumpling. Illustration of how to make Dragon Boat Festival meat rice dumplings 5

Step 5

Put the wrapped rice dumplings into the pot under cold water and cook over medium-low heat for one and a half hours. Dragon Boat Festival Meat Zongzi Recipe Illustration 6

Step 6

Soft and glutinous, the rice dumplings are fragrant. Cooking tips for Dragon Boat Festival meat dumplings