Thursday, June 23, 2011

Homemade Rice Dumplings



 No one makes rice dumplings like my grandmother and my mum.

My grandmother's rice dumplings are out of this world... And my mum's the best in the world.

According to me, of course.

Some may feel that my mum's dumplings can be a bit too bland (she is very conservative with her salt) or that the meat is not fatty enough and hence too dry.

But I still think the world of her rice dumplings anyway.

Firstly because she does it out of love - it's a lot of work and she uses her rest day to make them for us.

Plus it has that familiar smell and taste to it I really like.

In our family, rice dumplings must contain chestnuts, mushrooms, pork and pounded dried shrimps. The filling is the same, but we'd have 2 kinds of dumplings - one with just plain glutinous rice and another with glutinous rice and red beans. The latter is my favourite - yum!

But it is a lot of hard work to make them though.

Due to work commitments and other reasons, we are late in making these rice dumplings this year.. but.. better late than never!


What goes inside the bak zhang

10 comments:

My Sinfonia said...

oh i so miss Bak Zhang! Must go get frozen ones when I come back from Melbourne

Open Kitchen Concept said...

Oh, when will you be back in SG? We have to catch up!!

Petunia Lee said...

There is nothing like Mom's cooking eh?

Blur Ting said...

You lucky girl!

Open Kitchen Concept said...

Yes indeed, Petunia! We are still meeting this week right? Can't wait to catch up!

Open Kitchen Concept said...

I am indeed, Ting! If I had to make these by myself, I'd take 4 times as long to make half as many.. Maybe even less...

miruku said...

Huh now only you bao ba zhang? yeah but better late than never haha.

Malar said...

I have seen them so many times! Now i know the name.
Mum's cooking is the best! I agree with you!

Open Kitchen Concept said...

You are right, Milka, better late than never.. We are v late this year.. hehe

Open Kitchen Concept said...

Malar, hey.. yes, they are called rice dumplings.. or also called bak chang