Fujian Rice Dumpling 福建肉粽子
There are many types of fillings you can add. Really comes down to personal preference. Some common ones, other than the ones in this recipe are: soy beans, peanuts, mung beans, dried oysters, abalone and dried shrimp. You can wrap it many different ways. The way I do it is called the 4-pointed Zhongzi 四角粽子 (sì jiǎo zòng zi). But all you really need to make sure of is that your filling doesn’t fall out. Wrapping is the most difficult part of this recipe. But you can always just wrap it in a rectangular shape as a worst case scenario. It will still taste awesome! If you’re new at this, I suggest that you get extra leaves and enough string. This way, you can pick the leaves that are wide, long and have no holes.
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Clay Pot Pork Patty Rice 冬菇肉餅煲仔飯
I used regular ground pork for this recipe, mincing your own will definitely give you better texture. I added shiitake mushrooms to the pork and I added a salted duck egg yolk in the centre of the patty. You can also add water chestnuts, preserved vegetables, dried squid, dried oysters, Chinese sausage or salted fish just to name a few. The sweet soy sauce I made for this rice is a quick and easy basic recipe. If you’re interested in a more complex and much more flavourful sweet soy sauce, see the sweet soy sauce recipe (steps 7 to 10) I made for Clay Pot Chicken Rice [https://auntieemily.com/clay-pot-chicken-rice/#recipe]. I made this using a gas stove. If you don’t have a gas stove, you can use a portable gas burner.
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