Banh Chung

==Description==
Banh Chung is also known as sticky rice cakes, a Vietnamese traditional dish, and can be served as a snack.
==Ingredients==
* 200 g glutinous rice, soaked overnight
* 100 – 150 g mung beans, soaked overnight
* 100 g pork, cut into chunks, seasoned with salt and pepper
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 6 bamboo leaves (or aluminum foil)
==Directions==
# Steam or boil mung bean with half a tsp of salt until soft, may take up to 45 minutes depending on how large your steamer is.
# Smash bean thoroughly.
# Place 2 leaves in one direction, slightly overlapping, then 2 perpendicular, also overlapping, and the last layer like the first.
# If use aluminum foil, place them crossing each other.
# Place half of the rice on the leaves, topped with half of the mung beans.
# Lay the pork on top of the beans, and then add the last of the beans followed by last of the rice.
# Fold the leaves/foils over the cake very tightly into a square, use string to secure the cake.
# Place in a large pot, cover with water and boil for about 6 hours.
# Add water every hour if necessary.
# After 6 hours or so, remove the cake, submerge it into cold water for a few minutes.
# The cake lasts up to 10 days on a cool dry place.
# The easiest way to cut up the cake is to open it and use the string to cut it up into 8 portions.
# Best served with pickled onions.
Category:Glutinous rice Recipes
Category:Pork Recipes
Category:Mung bean Recipes
Category:Vietnamese Snacks