Mellow Glutinous Rice Dumplings

Mellow Glutinous Rice Dumplings

1. Soak Jiangmi overnight

2. The reed leaves should also be boiled in advance, about 30 minutes, the cooked leaves wrapped in zongzi will not break easily

3. This is the reed leaf, a very narrow one about an inch in width, some will be slightly wider

4. Three or four leaves are arranged in a group, and the leaves will stick to each other if they are dipped in water

5. Bend the wide end of the leaf into a funnel shape

6. Load the rice, pour a little water on the rice and shake it with your hands, the rice will be very flat

7. Pack the first zongzi, and it’s irregular

8. The second one seems better

9. The third one is a little better

10. Basically it looked like rice dumplings at the Nth place.

11. Pack a lot of zongzi. When you put zongzi in the pot, you should see the needles. There should be no gaps, and then use a heavy object to hold it down. This is to prevent the rice from running out when cooking.

12. The cooked rice dumplings are best to be simmered in a pot for a few hours. When the rice dumplings are cold, they can be eaten with sugar.