Dragon Boat Festival, one of the traditional festivals in China, is also one of the important traditional folk festivals in China. On this festival, people have many customs and traditions, the most important of which is to eat zongzi. The most special is sweet zongzi. Babao Zongzi is popular because of its unique taste and rich nutrition. Let's see how to make sweet zongzi.

material preparation

The main materials for making Babao Zongzi are glutinous rice, pork, red bean paste, lotus seeds, peanuts, medlar, red dates, scallops and egg yolk. These materials can be bought in supermarkets or vegetable markets. Before making, it is necessary to soak glutinous rice for 4-6 hours in advance in order to taste it better.

Production steps

1. Wash and drain glutinous rice, add proper amount of salt and peanut oil and mix well for later use.

2. Cut the pork into small pieces and marinate it for about 20 minutes with proper amount of salt, soy sauce, cooking wine, onion, ginger, minced garlic, pepper and other seasonings.

3. Prepare bean paste, lotus seeds, peanuts, medlar, red dates, scallops and other ingredients for later use.

4. Wash the leaves with clear water, boil them and remove them for later use.

5. Place the two leaves of Zongzi cross, put a proper amount of glutinous rice in the middle, then add a proper amount of meat and ingredients, and finally add an egg yolk.

6. Wrap the glutinous rice leaves and ingredients and tie them with string or straw rope.

7. Put the wrapped zongzi into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and boil it with medium heat 1.5-2 hours.

Edible method

Take out the cooked rice dumplings, cut off the leaves with scissors, take out the glutinous rice and ingredients inside, and you can eat them. Babao Zongzi is glutinous but not greasy, and the stuffing is delicious, which makes people drool.