Northern zongzi is a traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival food, and its wrapping method requires certain skills and experience. The following is a detailed explanation of the northern zongzi wrapping method, including the preparation of raw materials, stuffing, wrapping zongzi, tying zongzi leaves, cooking zongzi and other steps. Due to the length of the article, I will break it into several parts to explain it step by step.
1. Preparation of raw materials
Glutinous rice: Choose high-quality glutinous rice and soak it for a few hours until overnight to soften it and set aside.
Zongye leaves: Prepare fresh rice dumpling leaves, wash them and set aside.
Pork: Choose lean meat and bacon, cut into small pieces and set aside.
Spices: Choose the right amount of salt, pepper, allspice and other seasonings according to your personal taste.
Other ingredients: According to personal taste, egg yolk, red dates, bean paste, etc. can be added.
Second, the stuffing
Prepare the filling: Mix the soaked glutinous rice with the sliced pork, add an appropriate amount of salt, pepper and five-spice powder, stir well and set aside.
Prepare the other ingredients: If you need to add egg yolks, red dates or bean paste, etc., prepare them in advance.
3. Wrap zongzi
Lay out the dumpling leaves: Stack two leaves on top of each other to make it a funnel-shaped.
Add the glutinous rice: Put a layer of soaked glutinous rice in the dumpling leaves**.
Add pork and other toppings: Add pork and other toppings on top of the sticky rice, then add a layer of sticky rice to evenly distribute the filling.
Wrap rice dumplings: Wrap the leaves around the filling and pinch it tightly with your hands to make it rectangular.
Fourth, tie the dumpling leaves
Tie the rice dumpling rope: Tie the wrapped zongzi tightly with a string or the leaf pedicle of the zongzi leaf so that the zongzi will not fall apart.
Precautions: Pay attention to the strength when tying the zongzi rope, not too tight or too loose, so as not to affect the effect of cooking zongzi.
5. Cook zongzi
Prepare the boiling pot: Add enough water to a large pot and bring to a boil.
Put in the rice dumplings: Put the wrapped rice dumplings in boiling water, pay attention to the water to submerge the rice dumplings, and then change to low heat and cook.
Cooking time: Depending on the size of the rice dumplings and the amount of filling, the cooking time is generally 2-3 hours.
The above are the detailed steps of wrapping zongzi in the north. Autumn and Winter Check-in Challenge