Vegetarian Red Bean Chung Recipe
Festive Dumplings Recipes

Ingredients

700 g
300 g

(A)
2 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 1/2  tbsp
1 tbsp
2 tbsp

Filling:
150 g
1 tsp
1 tsp
100 g
100 g
100 g

Seasoning (B):
1 1/2 tbsp
1 tbsp
3 tbsp
1/2 tsp

glutinous rice, soaked overnight
red beans, soaked overnight


Chinese Five Spice powder
salt
pepper
sugar
oil


dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked to soften & diced
chopped shallots
chopped garlic
choy poh, washed
salted mui choy, soaked and chopped
sweet mui choy, soaked and chopped

vegetarian oyster sauce
dark soy sauce
sugar
pepper

Dried bamboo leaves, boiled, washed and soaked
Hemp strings

Method

1. To prepare rice, soak overnight with 1 tsp salt. Drain well and mix with red bean and (A).

2. To prepare filling, heat oil in a wok and stir-fry chopped garlic and shallots till light brown and fragrant. Add choy poh, mushrooms, mui choy and stir-fry 5-10 minutes over medium-low heat. Add (B), mix, and fry until gravy dries. Dish out and set aside.

3. To warp chung, take two cleaned bamboo leaves and fold at the centre to form a cone. Line cone with 2 tbsp glutinous rice and red beans mixture. Next, put in one heaped tbsp of filling and another 2 tbsp rice mixture.

4. Fold bamboo leaf over to form a pyramid shape. Tie tightly with a length of hemp string. These chung or dumplings are usually tied in bunches of 8-10.

5. Immerse chung in rapidly boiling water for 2-21/2 nours ao pressure cook for 40-45 minutes. Add 2 tbsp salt and 2 tbsp sugar to the boiling water. After they're cooked, hang dumplings for 1/2 - 1 hour for them to dry.