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Sticky belly pork and rice wrapped in lotus leaves
Photo: Sam Loyd

Sticky belly pork and rice wrapped in lotus leaves

24 ingredients 1 hr + 30 min Serves 2-4 openrecipes

Take a trip to a Chinese supermarket to pick up the ingredients for this quick and delicious meal.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1047
Calories
62g
Protein
56g
Fat
69g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Shiitake 1/2 cup (73g) 34
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
White Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Lotus not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300g/10½oz glutinous rice
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
  • 2 small shallots
  • small handful of dried shrimps, soaked in hot water for 20 mins, then drained and finely chopped
  • 5 small, dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 300g/10½oz pork belly
  • 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 tbsp Shoaxing rice wine
  • 600g/1lb 5oz cooked glutinous rice
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • pinch sea salt
  • freshly ground white pepper
  • 2 dried lotus leaves, soaked in hot water for 20 mins, then drained
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 knob ginger
  • 1 red chilli
  • 150-200g/5-7oz baby pak choi
  • 1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine
  • 1 tbsp low sodium light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp black rice vinegarrice vinegar
  • 1-2 spring onions

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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