The fragrance of Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings

The fragrance of Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings

Introduction:

Production steps:

Step 1: wash the glutinous rice and soak it overnight.

Step 2: drain the water for standby.

Step 3: wash the leaves in advance.

Step 4: take a complete leaf and fold it as shown in the picture.

Step 5: add the glutinous rice, lotus seed paste and bean paste, and then add a layer of glutinous rice.

Step 6: keep the two ends of the rice dumpling leaves overlapped, fold them back and cover them on the glutinous rice, and be sure to press them tightly. This is the key step to adjust the shape of zongzi to ensure no rice leakage. Finally, adjust the ends of the leaves.

The seventh step: finally adjust the ends of the leaves, cut off the excess parts, and bind them with cotton.

Step 8: hot water pot, the amount of water must not be more than zongzi! After boiling, keep medium high heat for 1 hour, then turn low heat to simmer for 1 hour.

Step 9: cooked rice dumplings are hot. It's better to take them out and air them before eating.

Step 10: peel one while it's still warm.

Materials required:

Glutinous rice: right amount

Bean paste: right amount

Lotus seed paste: moderate amount

Zongye: right amount

Cotton thread: right amount

Water: moderate

Note: the hot water for cooking rice dumplings should not be over the whole body of rice dumplings. Boiling for two hours can ensure the soft and glutinous taste of rice dumplings. If you don't eat rice dumplings immediately, you can keep soaking in the pot for about 2 hours, and it can continue to soften. Moreover, rice grains are not easy to stick to the leaves of rice dumplings! Add hot water in the middle.

Production difficulty: Advanced

Process: boiling

Production time: one day

Taste: sweet