Dumplings can be made not only with dry leaves, but also with fresh, just picked leaves. But if you want to use fresh Zongye to make zongzi, Zongye should be dealt with in advance. Today, Xiaobian will tell you how to deal with fresh Zongye.
Steps before making rice dumplings with fresh leaves
wash
Bought or just picked fresh Zongye are dirty, should be a piece of a wash clean.
How to deal with fresh rice dumplings
cook
Put it into a large pot and boil it for a while. The color should be the same as below. In this way, the rice dumpling leaves will become soft and more resilient.
wash
If you wash it again, you don't need to wash it.
How to deal with fresh rice dumplings
bubble
Soak with water, zongzi leaves will be softer, but also make water easy to penetrate, so it will be easy to cook zongzi cooked.
How to deal with fresh rice dumplings
cut
Cut off the stem and sharp part of the leaves, so that the dumplings look good and the leaves won't be too thick and neat.
How to make rice dumplings with fresh leaves
Triangle rice dumplings
Sanjia zongzi is our most common kind of zongzi, usually we buy in the supermarket is also mostly triangle zongzi. The shape of triangle rice dumplings is particularly good-looking, and the wrapping method is not difficult: usually we choose wide rice dumpling leaves, use both hands to circle the leaves into a cone, and then put the prepared stuffing into the cone. After this step is completed, hands should be forced to fold down the above leaves, until all the stuffing will be wrapped. Finally, sort out the extra leaves, let them fold according to the shape of the triangle dumpling, and then use the rope to tie the whole dumpling tightly. In this way, a good-looking triangle dumpling will be wrapped!
Long rice dumplings
Long dumplings are usually made of wide leaves, which is not common, but the shape of the dumplings is very special. First of all, put the rice dumpling leaf flat on the table, fold the edge of the rice dumpling leaf into a small corner, and fold the two segments of the leaf into the middle. The two creases should be pressed by hand to make the whole rice dumpling leaf long. Then, put the stuffing into the folded leaves, and fold the other leaves to make the stuffing tightly wrapped. Finally, tie the whole dumpling with a rope!
Tower shaped zongzi
Take two leaves of rice dumplings and cross them to form a nest. Fill in the glutinous rice. Then take two pieces of rice dumpling leaves and add them to the left and right sides respectively to completely wrap the glutinous rice. Take another leaf and cover the top. After that, fold the leaves on both sides to the center. Then fold the leaf tips on the other two sides inward and turn over the whole rice dumpling by hand. Wrap the dumplings diagonally with string.
Food reminder
1. It is not suitable to eat rice dumplings on an empty stomach in the morning. Glutinous rice is difficult to digest and easily causes stomach disease.
2. When eating zongzi, it's best to drink tea at the same time to help swallow and digest.
3. When eating zongzi, it's best to match vegetables and fruits to relieve gastrointestinal discomfort.
4. Zongzi should be fully heated and softened to eat, not with ice beer.