Traditional Jiangmi Red Date Zongzi
1.
Brush the zong leaves one by one and put them in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes
2.
Take it out and soak it in a basin for later use
3.
Wash and soak the glutinous rice in advance the night before
4.
Wash the red dates and boil them in water for about five minutes to remove the bitter taste of the red dates
5.
Fish out for use
6.
According to the size of the zong leaves you bought, take 2 to 3 zong leaves, cut the hard ends and wrap them in glutinous rice.
7.
Fold into a funnel shape, put a little glutinous rice, and then put a jujube
8.
Fill in half of the glutinous rice
9.
Put three red dates
10.
Put glutinous rice on top. Don’t fill it too full. It’s just ninety minutes full.
11.
Change the other hand to squeeze it slightly
12.
Fold back the long leaves to cover
13.
Pinch
14.
Tie it up with a thread
15.
Use scissors to cut off the extra leaves, and a beautiful little zongzi will succeed!
16.
Pack the others in order
17.
Pack the wrapped zongzi neatly into the electric pressure cooker
18.
Code another layer
19.
Cover it with a plate (a bit heavy to prevent the dumplings from floating when they are cooking).
20.
Add water that hasn't had rice dumplings
21.
Press the "Mixed Cereals" button (50 minutes to cook). Do not cook the zongzi immediately. It is best to soak it overnight and eat it. It is sweeter and more waxy.
22.
After a night of soaking, the sweet and glutinous food is very delicious
Tips:
1. The cooked zongzi is better to soak overnight before eating, it is sweeter and more glutinous
2. When cooking zongzi, be sure to press heavy objects to prevent the zongzi from moving in the pot and leaking rice
