Banh Chung for Lunar New Year Recipe

Name: Banh Chung for Lunar New Year Recipe
Ingredients: 5 1/4 cups long-grain sticky rice (soaked overnight and drained before assembly); 1 14-ounce cans of coconut juice (not coconut cream); 1 1/2 tablespoon sea salt; Cold water; 2 2/3 cup dried, hulled, and split yellow mung beans (soaked overnight and drained before assembly); cold water; 1 1/4 pounds boneless pork chop (or pork butt), with some skin and fat; 1 medium-sized Vidalia or Spanish onion, minced; 3 tablespoons of sea salt; 3 teaspoons black pepper, freshly ground; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon canola oil or other neutral oil (if frying cakes); Serve with Pickled Shallots:; 10 ounces (about 2 cups) small shallots, unpeeled; boiling water; 2 tablespoons salt, dissolved in 1 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup distilled white vinegar