zongzi
By VicentaLakin
Recipe Recommendations
- Scorpion leaves
- jiangmi 600g
- red fragrant rice appropriate amount
- candied dates appropriate amount
- Home-made stewed bacon appropriate amount
- red bean appropriate amount
- Bean stuffing appropriate amount
Steps for zongzi
1
Zongzi leaves, fresh leaves are used here, vacuum packed, and there are also dried ones sold on the market. When using, you only need to soak them until soft and can be used.
2
Two rice dumplings leaves are used overlapping. If one is used, it will be too thin and will easily be damaged when tying the rope, which will affect the quality of rice dumplings.
3
Draw a funnel shape from the middle of the two blades. Pay attention to the small hole below. It is used for drainage, so it must be left.
4
Turn it over and you can see a clear small hole. This hole cannot be left big. If it is too big, the rice will leak out, and if it is too small, the water will not drain out.
5
When wrapping, add the soaked rice and the ingredients you want to put in, such as candied dates, honey beans, meat, etc., and then use the extra part of the rice dumpling leaves as a cover to cover the lower end and tie it tightly with a rope. Be sure to tie it tightly, otherwise when cooking
6
Cooking rice dumplings is a long-term job. If you use a pressure cooker, it only takes about 30 minutes. If it is a normal cooker, it takes 2 to 3 hours. After cooking, you need to soak in soup for about 30 minutes before eating. It tastes good. Notice that there is a rice leak on the top left. It means that the rope is not tied tightly. It will expand after being heated
7
Cooked rice dumplings, and soakedzongzi Make Tips
The ratio of red fragrant rice I use here is actually 1:1. The rice dumplings I make are red and white flower-shaped, which is very beautiful, but the taste of red fragrant rice is not very soft and waxy. It has a hard taste. The superposition of the two also has a unique flavor, and you can ignore what you don't like.
Red fragrant rice is commonly known as "rouge rice". It is amazing in the world for its red color, fragrant breath and mellow taste. It has the effect of "clearing heat and moistening lungs, calming the heart and soul, and nourishing the kidney and liver".
Red fragrant rice is commonly known as "rouge rice". It is amazing in the world for its red color, fragrant breath and mellow taste. It has the effect of "clearing heat and moistening lungs, calming the heart and soul, and nourishing the kidney and liver".