How to wrap zongzi?

classic four-corner zongzi wrapping method

ingredients

2 pieces of glutinous rice leaves and some

a bunch of candied dates

making method

1 | Prepare glutinous rice, candied dates and zongzi leaves. The glutinous rice should be soaked the night before, and the dried zongzi leaves should be soaked and scrubbed.

2 | Take a piece of zongzi leaf, and fold it downward in the middle into a funnel shape (half on the top and half on the bottom) without gaps.

3 | Fill in a small amount of glutinous rice and spread it flat.

4 | Put in two candied dates.

5 | cover the candied dates with a layer of glutinous rice, not too full, or it will be difficult to close them.

6 | Cover the dumpling leaf with the stuffing and press it tightly. If the dumpling leaf is too short, you can take another small dumpling leaf and fold it in half to cover it.

7 | Hold the covered zongye with the lower hand and hold it tightly.

8 | By the step above, there are actually three corners, and the fourth corner is the most difficult to wrap. The lower hand holds the upper leaf tightly, and the right hand folds the upper leaf downward to make a small corner that will not leak. Hold it with your left hand and get the thread with your right hand. This step needs more practice to look good ~

9 | Hold one end of the thread with one finger of the left hand, and start winding with the right hand, winding it 3-4 times per line, so it needs to be tightened a little, winding it to 2/3 place, and tying the knot at another end to continue winding,

1 | After winding it tightly, the most important thing is to wrap the zongzi tightly, pinch it with your hands and tie the rope tightly.

cordless zongzi

ingredients

glutinous rice stuffing I like jujube and red bean paste

reed leaf zongzi needle

how to make it

1 | necessary tool zongzi needle, which is available on Taobao.

2 | reed leaves are easy to find. If you have time, you'd better pick them yourself. They are relatively fresh and are also sold online. Fresh reed leaves are boiled for a few minutes, then cleaned, and the stalks at the top are cut off.

3 | Take 2-3 reed leaves partially overlapping, and my leaves are relatively narrow, and it is also relatively small to wrap them in 3 pieces.

4 | Fold into a funnel.

5 | Fill the rice and stuffing, and press the rice slightly.

6 | The leaves go down from the right side of the sharp corner.

7 | wind up from the left side of the sharp corner.

8 | Go around the sharp corner from the side.

9 | Take another leaf and wrap it from the sharp corner.

1 | Go around to the left of the sharp corner.

11 | The sharp corner winds up on the right.

12 | Go around from the top.

13 | Use a zongzi needle to thread the tail of zongzi leaves.

14 | Tighten the leaves gently, and don't break them.