Traditional Hakka Black Bean Cake

Ingredients

1kg glutinous rice, washed and drained

1kg black beans, washed, soaked for 15 mins and drained

1kg pig's trotter

500g pig's thigh meat

3 dried mandarin oranges, shredded

1200g sugar

1800ml water

Method

1. Dry-fry glutinous rice in a heated clean wok until golden brown. Remove and leave to cool. Then grind into flour.

2. Bring water to boil, add in sugar and cook untilo sugar has dissolved.

3. Put black beans, trotter, pork and water into a stock pot and cook until soft and tender. Remove bone from the trotter.

4. Add in syrup, stir and cook until thick. Add in shredded candied mandarin orange, glutinous rice flour, stir until well mixed. Then continue to stir until the mixture is sticky, smooth and firm.