The sweet temptation of rice wine glutinous rice balls: 4 home-cooked recipes
In this cold winter, what could be more warming than a steaming bowl of rice wine glutinous rice balls? Today, we will reveal 4 home-cooked ways of this traditional delicacy, so that you can easily taste this sweet temptation at home.
Lantern Festival only: Glutinous rice flour dumpling soup
The Lantern Festival is approaching, and many areas will celebrate it with glutinous rice flour dumpling soup. You can make glutinous rice flour dumplings by yourself. First, knead the glutinous rice flour and water into a smooth dough, and then roll it into small balls. Put the glutinous rice balls into the boiling rice wine water and eat after the glutinous rice balls float. The glutinous rice flour dumplings are chewy and chewy, paired with the sweet rice wine, it’s simply addictive.
2. A must-have for lazy people: quick-frozen glutinous rice balls
For kitchen novices, quick-frozen glutinous rice balls are definitely good news. There are many kinds of quick-frozen glutinous rice balls, with black sesame, peanut, bean paste and other fillings to choose from. The cooking method is also very simple. Just put the glutinous rice balls into the boiling rice wine water and cook until the glutinous rice balls float. When you are lazy, have a bowl of frozen rice dumplings and rice wine to warm your heart and stomach.
3. Jiangnan flavor: glutinous rice balls made with fermented glutinous rice.
Small glutinous rice balls made with fermented glutinous rice are a special snack in the Jiangnan area. First put the fermented rice into the pot and heat it. After the rice grains expand slightly, add the small glutinous rice balls and continue cooking. Small glutinous rice balls can be glutinous rice flour dumplings or ready-made quick-frozen glutinous rice balls. The fermented wine is sweet and mellow, paired with the soft and glutinous dumplings. One bite will make you feel happy.
4. Unlimited creativity: Fruit Rice Wine Rice Balls
If you like innovation, you might as well try Fruit Rice Wine Rice Balls. First cut the fruit into small pieces and boil it in boiling rice wine water until soft. Then add quick-frozen glutinous rice balls or glutinous rice flour dumplings and cook until the glutinous rice balls float. The sweet and sour taste of the fruit, combined with the aroma of the rice wine, brings a whole new taste experience. You can combine different fruits according to your own preferences to create your own rice wine rice dumpling feast.
No matter which way you make it, the essence of rice wine glutinous rice balls lies in the bowl of sweet rice wine water. The concentration of rice wine can be adjusted according to your own preferences. If you like rich and mellow rice wine, you can choose rice wine with a higher concentration. The cooked rice wine glutinous rice balls can also be sprinkled with some osmanthus sugar or wolfberry to embellish the color and add flavor.
Eating rice wine dumplings at home can not only warm your body and stomach, but also satisfy your craving for sweetness. Making rice wine dumplings is a fun family activity.
Act quickly and provide yourself and your family with this sweet warmth in winter!