Grandma's Hokkien Bak Chang (Sticky Rice Dumpling for Dragon Boat Festival)

This Hokkien bak chang is my grandma's recipe. Although, my grandma is not around anymore, thankfully my aunt (who is also my godmother) still remembers how to make them. She told me they used to make huge batches every year during Dragon Boat Festival. Our Hokkien Bak Chang is slightly different from the typical ones you may have seen. Most Hokkien bak chang have dark-coloured rice, seasoned generously with soy sauce and dark soy sauce. Ours, however, are white — we skip the dark soy sauce in the rice entirely and instead serve them with some light soy sauce after cooking. Each bak chang is filled with marinated pork belly, seasoned mushrooms, chestnuts, salted egg, mung beans, and dried shrimp. Servings: Makes 40 bak chang/sticky rice dumpling Ingredients: Shallot Oil 小葱头油 600 grams shallots 小葱头 600克 4 cups cooking oil 食用油 4杯 Glutinous Rice 糯米饭 2 kg glutinous rice 糯米 2公斤 2 tablespoons lard (optional) 猪油 2汤匙可选 2 cups shallot oil 葱油 2杯 1.5 teaspoons salt 盐 1.5茶匙 1.5 teaspoons MSG seasoning 味精调味料 1.5茶匙 Pork Belly 五花肉 1.2 kg pork belly (no skin) 五花肉 1.2公斤 (去皮） Pork Belly Marinade 五花肉腌料 3 teaspoons five spice powder 五香粉 3茶匙 1/2 teaspoon salt 盐 1/2茶匙 2 tablespoons sugar 糖 2汤匙 4 tablespoons light soy sauce 生抽 4汤匙 (buy from Shopee, Lazada and Amazon) 1/2 teaspoon white pepper 白胡椒 1/2茶匙 2 tablespoons dark sweet soy sauce 甜黑酱/老抽 2汤匙 Mushrooms 香菇 20 dried mushrooms soaked until soft (half mushroom per bak chang) 干香菇 20个泡软 (每个粽子半个) 2–3 tablespoons shallot oil 葱油 2-3汤匙 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 生抽 2汤匙 1/4 teaspoon five spice powder 五香粉 1/4茶匙 Chestnuts 栗子 40 chestnuts 栗子 40个 2–3 tablespoons shallot oil 葱油 2-3汤匙 2 teaspoons sugar 糖 2茶匙 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 生抽 2汤匙 1/4 teaspoon five spice powder 五香粉 1/4茶匙 Other Fillings 其他馅料 200 grams dried shrimp 虾米 200克 600 grams mung beans 绿豆 600克 20 salted egg yolks (half salted egg per bak chang) 咸蛋黄20个 (每个粽子半个) Wrapping 包粽材料 2 packets (300 grams) bamboo leaves about 100 leaves (2–3 leaves per bak chang) 竹叶 2包 300克 约100片 每个粽子2-3片 45 grass water strings/ kitchen strings 草水弦/ 厨弦 🍀 ALWAYS IN MY KITCHEN (affiliate): Steam Basket Amazon (12 inch bamboo steamer) https://amzn.to/3TWDfzm Lazada (30cm bamboo steamer) https://s.lazada.com.my/s.Qjzec?cc KitchenAid Artisan 4.8L Tilt-Head Stand Mixer: https://s.lazada.com.my/s.QjAn6?cc https://amzn.to/4a4Vjxc Favourite Kitchen Scale: https://s.lazada.com.my/s.QQaLI?cc https://amzn.to/3BRBWZx ーーーーーー Facebook:   / ruyiasianrecipes   Instagram:   / ruyiasianrecipes   Website: https://ruyiasianrecipes.com ーーーーーー #ruyiasianrecipes #zongzi #dragonboatfestival ーーーーーー Disclaimer: Some of the above links are affiliate links and I receive a small commission with each sale at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for the support. Music: Endless Summer by Luke Bergs |   / bergscloud   Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Soaring by Ghostrifter Official |   / ghostrifter-official   Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...