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Vegetarian Red Beans Chung

  Recipe by Amy Beh

 Cuisine Chinese      Recipes   Restaurants
 Occasion Dumpling Festival
 Vegetarian Yes
 
Vegetarian Red Beans Chung
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Ingredients
  • 700g glutinous rice, soaked overnight
  • 300g red beans, soaked overnight

    Seasoning (A):
  • 2 tbsp Chinese five spice powder (ng heong farn)
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1˝ tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp oil

    Filling:
  • 1 tsp chopped shallots
  • 1 tsp chopped garlic
  • 100g choy poh, washed
  • 150g dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked to soften and diced
  • 100g salted mui choy, soaked and chopped
  • 100g sweet mui choy, soaked and chopped

    Seasoning (B):
  • 1˝ tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • Dried bamboo leaves, boiled, washed and soaked
  • Hemp strings

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

    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.

    To wrap 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 tablespoon of filling and another 2 tbsp rice mixture.

    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.

    Immerse chung in rapidly boiling water for 2–2˝ hours or 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.


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