Description
A list of traditional Vietnamese dishes enjoyed during the Lunar New Year.
Ingredients
- Sticky rice – 2 cups
- Mung beans – 1 cup
- Fatty pork – 500g
- Banana leaves – 10 leaves
- Salt – to taste
- Black pepper – to taste
- Garlic – 3 cloves
Instructions
- Soak sticky rice and mung beans overnight.
- Prepare the banana leaves by washing and cutting them into squares.
- Cook mung beans until soft and mash them.
- Marinate fatty pork with salt, pepper, and minced garlic.
- Layer sticky rice, mung beans, and pork in banana leaves.
- Wrap tightly and tie with string.
- Steam for about 6 hours.
- Let it cool, then slice and serve.
Notes
- Use fresh banana leaves for better flavor.
- Adjust seasoning to your taste.
- Can be made a day in advance.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Steaming
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: vietnamese new year food list