Description
Traditional Vietnamese dishes served during Lunar New Year.
Ingredients
- Sticky rice – 2 cups
- Mung beans – 1 cup
- Pork belly – 500 grams
- Banana leaves – for wrapping
- Salt – to taste
- Black pepper – to taste
- Shallots – 2, finely chopped
- Fish sauce – 2 tablespoons
Instructions
- Soak sticky rice and mung beans overnight.
- Cook mung beans until soft and mash them.
- Marinate pork belly with shallots, fish sauce, salt, and pepper.
- Prepare banana leaves by softening them over heat.
- Layer sticky rice, mung beans, and marinated pork in banana leaves.
- Wrap tightly and secure with string.
- Steam for 6-8 hours until cooked through.
- Let it cool before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Use fresh banana leaves for better flavor.
- Adjust seasoning according to your taste.
- Can be served with pickled vegetables.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Steaming
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Vietnamese Lunar New Year food, traditional Vietnamese dishes, Tet food