Candied Date Bean Paste Zongzi
Glutinous rice 1 and a half pounds | Candied dates 15 |
bamboo leaves 50 tablets | Bean Paste a bag |
Red dates 30 pieces | Cotton thread One volume |
Colored thread One volume |
Step 1
Brush the bamboo leaves. The dry leaves I use have a lot of dirt on the surface, so I have to brush both sides carefully.Step 2
brush bamboo leavesStep 3
After cleaning, cut off the head and tail. Because the head is relatively hard, the tail is easy to damage.Step 4
Bring to the pot and cook until the water covers the palm leaves. Add cold water to the pot. Turn off the heat after 10 minutes.Step 5
The water is boiling, no need to take it out, just soak it in the potStep 6
This is glutinous rice and dates that have been soaked in advance. Soak them for more than 4 hours, so that the rice dumplings will be softer and glutinous.Step 7
Take a bamboo leaf (mine is very big)Step 8
Fold a corner from the middle of the bamboo leafStep 9
Put a date at the bottomStep 10
Add a small amount of glutinous riceStep 11
Put the second jujube, hehe, I like jujubesStep 12
Fold the top over, there is a pictureStep 13
Fold the ends of the bamboo leaves upwards and press them tightlyStep 14
Press it tightly like this, no rice will be exposedStep 15
As shown in the picture, if I press it tightly, my bag will be smaller.Step 16
The finished product, the thread used to wrap the rice dumplings is the white thread used to sew quilts. I soaked it in water beforehand.Step 17
Making rice dumplings in progressStep 18
Put the rice dumplings in the pot, add cold water to the pot and cover the rice dumplings. Bring the pot to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for three hours. I made 25 pieces this time. If you can’t eat them, I suggest you give them to relatives and friends, or put them in the refrigerator for longer storage. Recipes for cooking candied date and bean paste rice dumplingsThe most fearful thing about rice dumplings is leaking rice, so they must be wrapped tightly when wrapping, and the thread must be tied tightly to make the wrapped rice dumplings delicious