How to make Vietnamese Sticky Rice Cakes

This Vietnamese Lunar New Year essential is full of rich, savory pork belly and mung beans.

Sticky rice, pork belly, mung beans, and a couple Asian pantry staples is all you will need!

📝 Ingredients

Soak and Marinate the day BEFORE

Prepping your ingredients in advance ensures you get a deep rich flavor and the perfect texture.

1

DAY OF: Cook Mung Beans

Boil, mash, and then flavor your mung beans with seasonings and caramelized shallots.

2

Line your Banh Chung molds

Line your mold with banana leaves to hold the cake. See link below for detailed video walkthrough.

3

Assemble Banh Chungs

Fill your mold with rice, mung bean, and pork belly. See link below for detailed video walkthrough.

4

Tie and Cook Sticky Rice Cake

Properly tie the cake before cooking. The leaves will lose their color during the cooking.

5

Enjoy you Sticky Rice Cake.

These cakes goes great with pickled vegetables!

6

BONUS: Try these cakes smashed and pan fried.

For an incredible crispy texture, try this out!

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