Ching Ming Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, and it is also a day for sweeping tombs and paying tribute to ancestors. On this special day, every family prepares some special food for ancestor worship. Among them, Qingming vegetable poi is a very popular traditional food. Below, I will introduce the recipe of Qingming Vegetable Poop.
Materials
1. 300 grams of glutinous rice flour
2. 100 grams of taro
3. 100 grams of minced pork
4. 10 grams of dried scallops
5. 5 mushrooms
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Steps
1. Cut taro into small pieces, steamed and mashed, set aside.
2. Soak the dried scallops and mushrooms and cut into small pieces.
3. Add minced pork with minced green onion and ginger, cooking wine, salt, chicken essence, pepper and pepper powder and mix well, marinate for 10 minutes.
4. Add glutinous rice flour with appropriate amount of warm water, knead into a dough, divide into small pieces and roll into balls.
5. Flatten the glutinous rice ball, put in the appropriate amount of taro puree and meat filling, then add dried scallops, mushrooms, wrapped into a poi shape.
6. Put the wrapped poi into a steamer and steam for 15-20 minutes.
Tips
1. When kneading the glutinous rice flour, add water gradually and knead until the dough is smooth and not sticky.
2. The longer the meat marinade, the better the taste.
3. When wrapping the baba, the mashed taro and the meat filling should be evenly wrapped in the glutinous rice ball so that the mashed taro and the meat filling don't fall out when it's cooked.
4. When steaming the poi, steam it over high heat for 5 minutes, then over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes, so that the poi doesn't rot after cooking.
Ending
Ching Ming vegetable poop is a traditional food with unique taste and rich nutrition. On this special day of Qingming Festival, it is also a way to show your respect and nostalgia for your ancestors by offering them a treat. We hope you can try making Qingming vegetable poi and feel the charm of traditional food.