Description
A traditional Vietnamese feast for the Lunar New Year.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups of sticky rice
- 1 cup of mung beans
- 500g of pork belly
- 4 pieces of banana leaves
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
Instructions
- Soak sticky rice and mung beans overnight.
- Steam mung beans until soft and mash them.
- Mix pork belly with salt, sugar, and fish sauce.
- Layer banana leaves in a mold.
- Add a layer of sticky rice, then mung beans, and pork belly.
- Top with another layer of sticky rice.
- Wrap and secure with banana leaves.
- Steam the mold for 4 hours.
- Let it cool before slicing.
Notes
- This dish is often served during family gatherings.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Can be made a day in advance.
- Prep Time: 12 hours
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Steaming
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: vietnamese new year feast