2tablespoonsred bean paste , Or you can use red beans directly, pre-soaked
Corn filling
1cupcorn
1/3cupsugar
Instructions
For dry leaves, pre-soak in clean water overnight and it will turn green in next morning. And then wash the leaves carefully with a clean towel.
Savory Pork Filling Zongzi
Marinate pork with 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder, cooking wine, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce. And then add around 1 tablespoon light soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder in the soaked rice.
Corn filling
Mix glutinous rice with corn and sugar. Set aside?
Red bean paste filling
If you prefer to cook red bean paste at home, refer here. Or purchase one package from Chinese market.
Wrap Zongzi
Prepare all the filling, leaves and cotton thread for fixing the Zongzi. For the detailed instructions, refer to the video above.
Take two leaves, and overlay with each other (back to back please). And then wrap the leaves like a taper around 1/3 place (there should be no opening at the bottom otherwise the rice might escape during later cooking). Fill with filling(place red bean paste and pork in the middle) and then cover with the top part of leaves. Fold top leaves and wrap according to the shape of the Zongzi. Fix with cotton yarn in the middle. It is not difficult but hard to describe with words. So please watch the video carefully!
Cook Zongzi
Add enough water to cover Zongzi and then bring to boil. Simmer for 80 minutes and then soak for around 1 hour after turning off the fire.
Remove the leaves and serve directly (for sweet Zongzi, sprinkle some sugar or top with honey)