Generally speaking, it is best to eat jiaozi as soon as possible after cooking. Cooked jiaozi that can't be eaten should be kept in the refrigerator at low temperature so as not to go bad. Zongzi in the refrigerator is usually cold and needs to be reheated when eating. Generally, it can be heated by steamer or microwave oven, but it is best not to directly heat the frozen zongzi, but to thaw it.

How to heat zongzi in the refrigerator?

There are many ways to heat zongzi, mainly as follows:

1, steamer heating

Zongzi in the refrigerator can be heated by a steamer. Generally speaking, the jiaozi in the refrigerator only needs to be heated for 3-5 minutes; Frozen zongzi needs to be heated for about 8- 10 minutes.

2. Microwave heating

Heating zongzi can also be heated by microwave oven. You just need to take the zongzi out of the refrigerator and heat it for 2-3 minutes. If it is frozen zongzi, it is best to thaw it before heating it.

Can the zongzi just taken out of the refrigerator be heated directly?

1, refrigerated zongzi can be directly heated.

Put the cooked cold zongzi directly into boiling water for heating, but the water should be just below the zongzi when heating to ensure that the zongzi is heated evenly. Then heat for 8 ~ 10 minutes, and thoroughly heat the zongzi. If you want to keep the original flavor, you can put it on a steamer and steam it with water.

2. Frozen zongzi cannot be directly heated.

Because after freezing, the texture of zongzi becomes hard and it is difficult to cook thoroughly. If you cook directly in the pot, it may be jiaozi, which has been cooked in the middle for more than ten minutes and is cold and hard. The appearance of jiaozi is already cooked; In addition, if the frozen zongzi is directly put into a pot and boiled in water, it will easily expand and crack when heated. Cooked zongzi is easy to expose the stuffing, which affects the taste of zongzi. It is suggested that zongzi be thawed to room temperature before cooking.

Can zongzi be frozen in the refrigerator?

Yes, but it is not recommended.

Zongzi is mainly made of glutinous rice. It tastes soft and waxy. If you can't finish the cooked zongzi, you can freeze it in the refrigerator. Under the condition of low temperature in refrigerator, the shelf life of zongzi can be extended. However, due to the relatively low temperature in the freezer of the refrigerator, putting zongzi into the freezer will lead to the hardening of zongzi, which is not particularly convenient because it needs to be thawed in advance when it is taken out for eating. Secondly, the taste of frozen zongzi will get worse. Without the soft taste before, it will have a little sandy taste. Therefore, it is generally recommended not to freeze zongzi.