Bánh tét

Instructions

1. Soak the sticky rice overnight, then drain it. Soak the mung beans for 2 hours.
2. Cook the beans until tender, drain them and roughly mash them with salt.
3. Cut the pork into thin strips and season it with fish sauce, salt and pepper.
4. Soften the banana leaves over a flame or in hot water, then wipe them dry.
5. Spread a layer of rice on a leaf, add a layer of beans and pork in the centre, cover with rice, roll everything into a tight cylinder and tie the ends with string.
6. Boil the bánh tét for 8 hours, covered, in a large pot, then let it cool, drain it and slice it before serving.