Qingshui Zongzi Preheating for the Dragon Boat Festival
Overview
Spring is almost over. Can summer be far behind? The most important festival in summer is the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is our traditional festival, and eating rice dumplings is a tradition. Let’s warm up first and try your hand.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Ingredients: White glutinous rice dumpling leaves (since we packed a lot this time for a group activity, you can reduce the amount if you have a small family) Dear friends, you need to soak the white glutinous rice 24 hours in advance. The picture shows the soaked rice
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There are no fresh rice dumpling leaves on the market now. I use dried rice dumpling leaves, which also need to be soaked in advance. I soaked them for 3 hours and then scalded them with boiling water to disinfect them.
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Wash the rice dumpling leaves that have been blanched in boiling water, and trim the head and tail neatly with scissors. The pointed one in the picture below is not repaired, and the other one is repaired.
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The uncle demonstrated how to make rice dumplings on the spot. 1. Roll the rice dumpling leaves into a funnel shape. 2. Fill in the white glutinous rice and press it with chopsticks. 3. Roll the short side inward. 4. Cover the long side and wrap it up. 5. Tie the cotton rope and tie the corner opposite the short side tightly.
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Zongzi is difficult to cook. After boiling in a pressure cooker, simmer over medium heat for about 40 minutes to an hour
