Pork Zongzi (Cantonese Savoury Sticky Rice Dumplings)

Ingredients

• • 24 to 36 dried bamboo leaves ((Footnote 1))
• • 24 2 ft (60 cm) twine
• • 3 cups (600 g) short grain sweet rice (, washed (Footnote 2))
• • 1 teaspoon sugar
• • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• • 12 oz (350 g) fatty pork (pork belly, chop, or loin with fat attached) (, cut into 2” (5cm) chunks (Footnote 3))
• • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
• • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• • 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• • 2 teaspoons sugar
• • 1 teaspoon salt
• • 1/2 teaspoon five spice powder
• • 2 teaspoons grated ginger
• • 2 spring onions (, sliced diagonally)
• • 3/4 cup (150 g) shelled mung beans (, washed)
• • 12 dried shiitake mushrooms
• • 6 salted duck egg yolks (, halved)

Preparation Steps