The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. What should I do with the dry leaves when making zongzi? Can you cook the dried zongzi leaves directly? Is dry Zongye boiled or soaked? How long do you cook dry zongzi leaves?
Can you cook dry Zongye directly
Dry Zongye can be boiled directly
Of course, many people say that it's OK to cook or not. If you cook the leaves, they should be softer and better wrapped. Of course, the fragrance of the leaves should be slightly lighter. But for sterilization, it's best to cook it.
How long does dry zongzi leaf cook well
Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot. After the water boils, put the Zongye in the water and cook it slowly over a low heat for about 10 minutes.
If cooked too long, it is easy to affect the freshness of zongzi leaves, so that zongzi leaves lose a certain fragrance and taste, and the last boiled zongzi lacks the fragrance and taste of zongzi leaves; If the used Zongye is not boiled, it is easy to make Zongye unusable if it is boiled too long. If the cooking is too short, it is easy to make the sterilization incomplete.
How to cook dried Zongye
1. Cut off the petiole of Zongye and soak it in water overnight. Fresh Zongye do not need to soak overnight.
2. Clean the positive and negative sides of Zongye with clean water. You can wipe it by hand or clean it with cleaning tools, but do not use too much force to avoid damage.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot and bring to a boil.
4. Put Zongye into boiling water and boil for 3 minutes.
5. Take out the zongzi leaves, rinse them with clean water, and drain them in the rice basket.