The bagged glutinous rice balls are a round shape with a diameter of 2 cm, which is easy to eat. Tangyuan, also known as Yuanxiao, glutinous rice balls and floating yuanzi, is one of the representatives of traditional Chinese snacks. It is a spherical food made of glutinous rice flour. It usually has fillings and is cooked and eaten with soup. It is also the most distinctive food of the Lantern Festival. It has a very long history. It is said that glutinous rice balls originated in the Song Dynasty.

How to make glutinous rice balls

Use 1500 grams of fresh water-milled powder and 1000 grams of Chengsha filling. If you use fresh meat, you only need 750 grams. Take 250 grams of water-milled powder and use Knead an appropriate amount of water into a dough, pat it into a cake, put it into a pot when the water boils, take out the cooked gravy, immerse it in cold water, grind 1250 grams of powder with water, put it into a vat, rub it with both hands, and at the same time, Put the cooked gorgon taken out from the water into the crushed powder, knead it into a dough, cover it with a damp cloth and set aside.

Measure the ingredients into 20 pieces per 500g. Shape the ingredients into a pot shape, put in the sand filling, and then gradually close the edges to form salty glutinous rice balls. When the water boils, put the glutinous rice balls into the pot. Use a spoon to push along the edge of the pot. When the dumplings surface, add a little cold water and cook for another 7 to 8 minutes. When the skin of the dumplings looks dark jade and shiny, it is done.

A very mini Yuanxiao, only the size of a soybean before being cooked. This kind of Yuanxiao is actually made of glutinous rice flour, which is equivalent to a staple food and does not contain other fillings. Therefore, an adult recommends You can eat a dozen to twenty pieces. There is also the most common size in daily life, which is slightly smaller than a walnut and contains sesame, jam or meat. It is recommended to eat six to eight pieces.