Egg yolk rice dumplings
Glutinous rice One pack | Duck egg yolk Several |
Five Flowers with Skin piece |
Step 1
Zongye: Try to buy wide and good-looking leaves. Soak the dried rice dumpling leaves overnight and trim off the heads and tails.Step 2
Pork belly: Cut into long strips and large pieces, marinate with dark soy sauce, and marinate overnight or longer.Step 3
Glutinous rice: First pour the dry glutinous rice into a large bowl of dark soy sauce, mix evenly, then add water to the level of the glutinous rice, soak it overnight, and then stir it every few hours to allow the glutinous rice to absorb the water and take in the flavor, for about a day, Drain the glutinous rice while wrapping. There is no salt in glutinous rice, so the flavor is very important. Moreover, the salty taste will be diluted when cooking, so it must be thoroughly seasoned.Step 4
After the materials are ready, you can prepare the package. Two rice dumpling leaves are arranged facing each other, as shown in the picture.Step 5
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First put a spoonful of glutinous rice, then a duck egg yolk, and then a piece of meatStep 8
Add another spoonful of glutinous riceStep 9
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Then tie it up with cotton rope. Note that when tying it, it must be loose enough to prevent it from falling apart. This way, the glutinous rice will have enough space to expand when it is cooked and will fall apart when eating. Otherwise, it will taste very lumpy. Firm glutinous rice chunksStep 13
What it looks like after wrapping itStep 14
Boil a large pot of water. Place the rice dumplings in another large pot so that there is preferably no free space. Pour in the boiling water to cover the rice dumplings. Bring to a boil over high heat and add an appropriate amount of salt so that the rice dumplings will not be overcooked. light,Start cooking for about 2 and a half to 3 hours, take it out and let it cool. You can freeze it for storage.Step 15
Good rice dumplings should be easy to open with chopsticks, the glutinous rice should be soft and glutinous but the meat should be crispy, and the saltiness is just right. Cooking tips for egg yolk meat dumplingsThe most important thing about meat rice dumplings is to marinate them so that the flavor will not be diluted after cooking. Do not tie them too tightly when wrapping them.