How to make glutinous rice dumplings

Some people may have thought about cooking at home, but because of their poor cooking skills, they have to eat out. In fact, there are many home-cooked dishes that are not only delicious, but also simple to make and easy to learn. For example, the method of making fragrant glutinous rice dumplings is very simple. Those who want to cook by themselves may wish to try to learn it.

1. Boil the dried zongzi leaves in a pot with water, take them out after boiling, let them cool, and then wash the zongzi leaves. Drain the water and set aside.

2. Soak the peanuts overnight. Boil the soaked peanuts for 5 minutes the next day, drain the water and set aside.

3. Drain the water from the glutinous rice, mix it with soy sauce and salt in a bowl and set aside.

4. Mix the pork and marinade in a bowl and marinate in the refrigerator overnight. Pickling will allow glutinous rice to absorb the unique salty and fresh flavor.

5. Heat the oil in a pan, add the pork and stir-fry for a few minutes, then add water, cover the pot, and cook over medium heat for 5-10 minutes until the meat is fully absorbed.

6. Cut each salted duck egg yolk into two and put them in a bowl for later use.

7. Cut the sausage into 12 small pieces.

8. Cut off the hard stem at the end of the zongzi leaf, and use cotton or hemp rope to wrap the zongzi. Make sure the rope is not easy to break. It is best to soak the rope in water in advance.

9. Make rice dumplings: As shown in the picture, first fold the rice dumpling leaves into a funnel shape. Cut off the exposed part. Sometimes the rice dumpling leaves will break when wrapping, so prepare a few more.

10. Spread glutinous rice and put fillings on it.

11. Spread another layer of glutinous rice.

12. Wrap it up

13. Wrap the rice dumplings tightly with leaves.

14. Wrap it up, tie it up,

15. Put the wrapped rice dumplings into the pot with cold water, arrange them neatly in the pot, and press them down with heavy objects so that the dumplings will not fall apart when cooked. The water should cover the rice dumplings by about two inches, and then boil them again.

16. Cook over high heat for about an hour before serving.

When you go home, you can use your free time to make a delicious and glutinous rice dumpling to reward yourself. Sometimes it is a very good thing to taste your own cooking skills.