How to make Dragon Boat Festival Zongzi

Our lives cannot be separated from friends, and gatherings among friends are inevitable. Having a meal together is a happy thing. We can sit together and talk about everything. When having a meal together, most people would choose to go to a famous restaurant. But if you can do it yourself, I believe your friends will be happier. So, here I will show you how to cook the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings.

1.12 2 kg of glutinous rice, soak in water overnight, steam in a rice cooker (steam it a little harder) for 30 minutes

2.21 Mix brown sugar and boiling water, then slowly add to the steamed glutinous rice, stirring while adding. Brown sugar can make glutinous rice golden and sweet.

3.1 Use scissors to cut off the petiole. Here are two ways to distinguish the front and back of the zong leaves (the protruding side of the petiole midline is the back, and the concave side is the front. The smooth leaf surface is the front, and the side with small burrs is the back). Don't wrap it upside down.

4.2 Processing of Zong leaves: Wash two handfuls of Zong leaves (sold at RMB 4.50 per pound in the market), boil them briefly in water (first for disinfection, and second for boiled Zong leaves to be much more flexible), and let them dry slightly.

5. Preparation of fillings: Peel half a pound of pork belly, cut into small pieces, marinate overnight with dark soy sauce, salt, five-spice powder, MSG, onion, ginger and garlic

6. Wash and dry the peanuts and red dates. Use scissors to fry the red dates and remove the pits.

7. Wrapping: Pick two leaves, one large and one small. Place the smooth leaf facing upwards, and stack the small leaf on the large leaf. Make the two leaves into a funnel shape.

8. First put in a spoonful of glutinous rice. Because it is steamed, the glutinous rice is not easy to add solid, so you must use a spoon to press it down, otherwise the bottom will not be able to make a pointed shape of the zongzi.

9. Then add a layer of pork belly, peanuts and red dates

10. Add another tablespoon of glutinous rice to cover the filling and press it down. Fold the palm leaves over to wrap the glutinous rice, and twist the leaves in a triangular shape layer by layer. In short, wrap the glutinous rice and the filling tightly, and finally tie the zongzi up with a rope made from the leaves.

11. Steam the wrapped rice dumplings. Since the glutinous rice is already cooked, wait for the water in the pot to steam up and then steam for half an hour before eating.

Cooking requires the control of heat, so today the editor will introduce you to the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings. Everyone must pay attention to the control of heat, and try to make it now!