STICKY RICE CAKE WITH PORK AND MUNG BEAN WRAPPED IN BANANA LEAVES

This delicious sticky rice cake is filled with peppery mung beans and savory, tender pork. It's wrapped in banana leaves, which infuses a lot of its floral fragrance and smooth flavor into the sticky rice cake. It's eaten across many Asian countries, each having their own variation. This aromatic sticky rice cake is sold as a street snack, and often prepared on auspicious holidays and ceremonies, like Lunar New Year.
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INGREDIENTS*
Banana Leaves - 2 packs (each pack is 1 lb / 454g)
Sticky Rice Filling
Thai Sticky Rice - 4.5 cups
Sugar - 2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp (Adjust saltiness to your liking)
Coconut Cream - 13.66 fl oz / 403 mL
Mung Bean Filling
Peeled Split Mung Beans - 12 oz / 340 g
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Black Pepper - 1 tbsp
Marinated Pork Filling (Adjust flavors to your liking)
Pork Shoulder or Belly - 2.6 lb / 1.2 kg
Garlic - 6 cloves
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Black Pepper - 1/2 tbsp
Granulated Chicken Flavor Soup Base Mix - 1/2 tbsp
Oyster Sauce - 3 to 3.5 tbsp
*Note: You may have some filling left over depending on the size that you make and amount that you use, but you can steam them separately in a bowl or bamboo basket for another nice meal.
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🌎 How this Sticky Rice Cake is spelled in other languages
(Thai) ข้าวต้มมัดหมู
(Lao) ເຂົ້າຕົ້ມໃສ້ໝູ
(Khmer) នំអន្សមជ្រូក
(Vietnamese) Bánh Tét
(Chinese) 粽子
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📖 VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Processing Banana Leaves
02:28 - Prepare Fillings
04:33 - Cooking Twine
04:49 - Wrapping the Sticky Rice Cakes
07:56 - Cooking the Sticky Rice Cakes
08:29 - Unwrapping a Cooked Sticky Rice Cake
09:40 - Outro

[@ThunThunChannel]

What kind of foods make you think of holidays, and what holiday specifically? Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and safe holiday!

[@vnxettitw4879]

Honestly it seems if someone makes it, it's a special occasion or gathering. I suppose khmer new year would be a holiday in April and in the US thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year we would hope somebody will make it too😅. This season I'm gonna try it!

[@jeeither]

Reminds me of pasteles, which are very popular among Puerto Ricans around Christmastime.

[@ThunThunChannel]

I just looked them up and they do look very similar. I would love to try pasteles one day. They look delicious! Thank you for sharing Jess

[@ir0nm0nkey123]

Your videos are so peaceful and heart warming to watch😭😭

[@mrditto129]

Thun this looks amazing. I love that fatty pork!

[@ThunThunChannel]

Thank you bro! Fatty pork is must!

[@BreeM3359]

Thank you ❤ I will try this next time!!

[@chelitomz]

I just had them yesterday and I have fallen in love with them!!!

[@chadnature81]

It’s the month for bon chum Ben again. I came upon your video I start to enjoying everything you do. Keep it up man.

[@leevue1920]

Omg your videos always make my day! You have no idea 😊

[@ThunThunChannel]

Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad ☺️ Have a great weekend Lee!

[@annamin294]

Yours is the only video I allow myself per wk( no more working from home😕) So I savor it! I always feel that much better afterwards, Thank you🙌

[@ThunThunChannel]

Ah back to the office? Working home must have been nice! Thank you so much for watching the videos. Your comment always makes my day. Have a great week Anna!

[@kettynguyen6008]

Great job at explaining how yo do it..

[@catfish8883]

Thanks for your sharing 😊

[@leticiatantoy4350]

Your so articulate in your instructional video. Love it.

[@ThunThunChannel]

Thank you so much!

[@shravan.malipedi]

👌😋👌

[@dawnbern2917]

Thank you so much and especially for showing how to make the banana leaves more pliable by passing them over the flame. I'm going to try to make tamales this way:-) I have plenty of banana and leaves and no corn husks!

[@ThunThunChannel]

You’re very welcome. Thank you for watching !

[@yippieskippy2971]

I'm salivating. I think I may try this recipe to celebrate the New Year.

[@ThunThunChannel]

It's eaten a lot around Lunar New Year and the Southeast Asian new years too. Have a great week 😊

[@vidanaps714]

In Cambodian language it’s Called Nom Emh Som chrouk (pork) meat . Cambodia traditionally enjoyed to cook these almost the whole years it’s part of our cultural habit for a wedding or for a special occasions. Every Cambodian household love to make these Nom Emh Som it’s represents a lot for our values traditional as a Khmers people. Thank you chef for showing this valuable recipients . My mothers fridge is pack of Nom Emh Som ☺️🙏🏽

[@ThunThunChannel]

I love learning about other languages and cultures. Thank you for sharing that!Yes, it freezes really well. Pop it in the microwave or steam it and it tastes just as good.

[@peterc66]

You may be surprised but this sticky rice cake with the exact same ingredients is eaten for special occasions (spring festival, dragon boat festival and winter solstice) all the way up to Guangxi China where I am from. :) There must be a connection there.

[@mivo2117]

Wow ….amazing,you are so talent 👍

[@deeb.9250]

In the Philippines... we also eat rice cakes recipes specific to the holiday. But I'd like to try the Vietnamese version too

[@vnxettitw4879]

Wow your instructions are perfect and easy to follow. Thank you for showing how to fold it twice! I only made it once by myself (before I only helped my mom) and it wasn't very pretty. I will try again tomorrow.

[@ThunThunChannel]

Thank you. I hope you enjoy it! Best of luck :)

[@user-sg3wc2jd7x]

I made them and they were so delicious! My kids also liked them with hoisin sauce. This was my first time cooking with banana leaves and your video was so informative, thank you!

[@ThunThunChannel]

Thank you so much for trying the recipe! I’m glad you and your family enjoyed them. Happy new year!

[@KhemBoBeatZ]

All I gotta say is wow!!! Good job brother you got a new sub

[@ThunThunChannel]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@sweetannasvlog7223]

This is my favourite food so yummy specially if you fry

[@user-wk1yn2bz8c]

ماشاء الله اللهم صل على النبي المصطفى🏡🌸🌌

[@vanhungle2657]

Bánh tét, Bánh chưng!

[@champajayesingha943]

Lots of banana leaves have our area.. Banana keaves with rice = lump rice = sinhala meanings kesel kole bath Banana leaves = kesel kola We added more ingredients Fish cutlet Brinjals pahi Malay pickle Pineapple curry Ext.

[@ThunThunChannel]

Wow, all of the ingredients that you add to yours sound delicious! I want to try that too. Thank you Champa! Your language sounds beautiful

[@dontpanic1589]

😍

[@bgaust]

I love this!! Wondering if they freeze well after boiling if I have extra.

[@ThunThunChannel]

Yes I often freeze them but the texture of rice changes slightly if not stored in the freezer well

[@Sneakybubz]

What is this dish called in Vietnamese?

[@LaMaiStyle]

It’s not easy for me to get banana leaves. So I’ll use aluminum foil sheets instead.

[@ThunThunChannel]

Some of my family members do this too to support the banana leaves if it tears. Thank you for watching!

[@WaynoGur]

Was that pork belly you used?

[@ThunThunChannel]

Hi Wayno, I used pork shoulder but pork belly would also be great. Any cut of fatty pork would do well.

[@annchee1329]

Need to speak louder or increase your volume . Thanks