If it is raw zongzi, it takes a long time to cook in the pot, which usually takes about 40 minutes to 2 hours. Don't take it out immediately after cooking, cover it in the pot and cook it for about half an hour, so that the zongzi can be cooked thoroughly. If the dumplings are wrapped big and tight, it will take a long time to cook, so you need to control the time yourself.
Cold dumplings are all cooked dumplings, just boil and heat them. If you cook cold zongzi, you usually put it in the pot 10 minutes and put it in the microwave for 5 minutes, and you can basically eat it. But if some zongzi are bigger, they can be extended for a period of time, and they must be completely heated before eating.
Matters needing attention in cooking zongzi
1, Zongzi must be cooked in cold water, because it is better to cook Zongzi in cold water. As the water temperature rises slowly, the fragrance of zongzi leaves will gradually penetrate into glutinous rice, and the cooked zongzi will be more fragrant. In addition, cooking zongzi with cold water can make the cooked zongzi mature and consistent, without hardness.
2. The water surface must be more than zongzi, and it must be soaked to about two inches. This is because zongzi will swell during cooking. If there is not enough water, the zongzi above will be pushed out of the water, which is not easy to cook thoroughly and the cooked zongzi is not soft enough.
3. After jiaozi is put into the pot, it is best to press it with a heavy object, so that the boiled jiaozi will not rot.
Don't add raw water in the process of cooking zongzi.