The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, is one of the traditional festivals of the Chinese nation. It is said to commemorate the great poet Qu Yuan. Zongzi is one of the most traditional foods during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is not only delicious and nutritious, but also has rich cultural connotations. Next, I will introduce to you how to make rice dumplings.

Ingredients:

Glutinous rice, pork, rice dumpling leaves, onions, ginger, cooking wine, salt, soy sauce, allspice, sugar, oil

Steps:

1. Wash the rice dumpling leaves, soak them in water for about 3 hours, and set aside.

2. Wash the glutinous rice, soak it in water for 2-3 hours, take it out and drain it and set aside.

3. Cut the pork into small pieces, add green onion and ginger, cooking wine, salt, soy sauce, five-spice powder, sugar and oil, mix well and marinate for 30 minutes.

4. Mix the marinated pork and glutinous rice evenly.

5. Unfold the rice dumpling leaves, take one leaf, fold it into a triangle, and fold the two sides in half to form a triangular funnel shape.

6. Put some glutinous rice and pork at the bottom of the funnel-shaped leaves, then add some glutinous rice and compact it with a spoon.

7. Fold the two sides of the leaf toward the middle, then turn the bottom leaf up, and pinch both sides of the leaf tightly.

8. Use thin rope or brown leaf rope to tie the mouth of the rice dumpling tightly to ensure there is no leakage.

9. Put the prepared rice dumplings into the pot, add water to cover the rice dumplings, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer slowly for 1-2 hours.

Warm reminder:

1. Glutinous rice must be used for rice dumplings, otherwise the taste will be greatly reduced.

2. For pork, you can choose pork belly or lean meat, with different tastes.

3. For those who like sweet taste, you can add red dates, sugar, candied dates and other ingredients to make the taste richer.

4. Add enough water to cook the rice dumplings. The longer the rice dumplings are soaked, the more water is needed.

5. During the process of cooking the rice dumplings, keep adding water to avoid insufficient water and causing them to burn.

The above are the simple steps for making rice dumplings. I hope it can provide you with some reference. Whether it is the Dragon Boat Festival or ordinary times, rice dumplings are a delicious traditional food. I hope everyone can try making them and enjoy the wonderful taste bud experience brought by this delicacy.