Zongzi is a popular traditional food. It is rich in flavor, delicious and delicious, and can be eaten in a variety of ways. It can be steamed or boiled, which is very popular among people. Some people will buy their own glutinous rice to bread zongzi at home, and they will use zongzi leaves to make zongzi. So can you use banana leaves for zongzi? Let's take a look at it in detail! Can banana leaves wrap zongzi?
In most cases, banana leaves can wrap zongzi.
The leaves wrapped in zongzi are called zongzi leaves, and the leaves wrapped in zongzi are different in different places. Generally, reed leaves and bamboo leaves are the most common leaves for dumplings.
In old Beijing, reed leaves are usually used to wrap zongzi, which is called zongzi leaves. People in Guangzhou often use bamboo leaves to wrap zongzi, and it is better to choose the one with smooth and soft surface. People in Shantou usually use bamboo leaves to make zongzi. Zongzi has the fragrance of bamboo leaves, but it should be boiled until soft.
in Shanghai and other places, the leaves collected from Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province in the dog days every year contain a special fragrance, commonly known as "Huizhou Fu Ruo". Generally speaking, the leaves most used for making zongzi in the south are Indocalamus leaves, also called palm leaves, which are the leaves of Indocalamus plants, while in the north, there are more leaves of reeds.
There are also banana leaves, lotus leaves, zongba leaves, bamboo shoot shells, corn leaves, corn husks and so on. In a word, the leaves for wrapping zongzi need to meet the following three characteristics: first, they should have a clear fragrance; second, they should not break after being boiled in water; and third, the leaf area should be large enough to wrap zongzi. How to wrap dumplings with banana leaves
Ingredients:
Ingredients: 25g of banana leaves and 2kg of glutinous rice
Accessories: proper amount of hemp rope and water
Steps:
1. Wash banana leaves and soak them in water for half a day
2. Wash and soak glutinous rice for one night, and drain
3. Tie hemp rope on the stool. After scooping in the glutinous rice, stick it tightly with chopsticks
6. Finally, press the glutinous rice firmly with your hands and seal it
7. What are the skills for wrapping the zongzi with a rope?
1. The pork needed to wrap the fresh meat dumplings should not be too thin, and it is best to pack the pork belly alternately with fat and thin, so that the wrapped zongzi is more oily and fragrant
2. After the soaked glutinous rice is drained, In this way, zongzi tastes better
3. You can use dry zongzi leaves or fresh zongzi. The dry zongzi leaves should be soaked first, and the zongzi wrapped with fresh zongzi leaves is more beautiful in color and more fragrant in taste
4. The zongzi leaves have two sides, the front side is smooth, and there is a longitudinal slightly hard stem in the middle of the back side, so it is necessary to wrap the zongzi with the front side inward
5. This is easy to dilute the salty taste, so you can use a little more soy sauce and salt when soaking, and add more when seasoning the meat pieces.
6. Use natural cotton thread for wrapping zongzi, and do not use toxic string such as plastic packaging bags.
7. The amount of water for cooking zongzi should be wide. If it is found that the water consumption is high in the middle, you can add boiling water to the pot to continue cooking.