Dried rice leaves do not have all the fragrance of fresh rice leaves, and fresh rice leaves are more fragrant. When the rice leaves are dried, the fragrance and original taste of bamboo leaves will be "locked" into the rice leaves, so the fragrance and original taste of bamboo leaves can penetrate into the rice dumplings more, and the cooked rice dumplings are more fragrant.
The treatment process of zongzi leaves generally includes washing, boiling, washing, soaking and cutting. After these processes, the zongzi leaves will become more resilient, so that the zongzi leaves will not break when they are wrapped. Also, it is easier for zongzi leaves to penetrate their own flavor into zongzi, so that they will taste fragrant.
1, washing: fresh zongzi leaves, whether bought or just picked, are dirty and should be washed one by one.
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2. Boiling: Put the washed zongzi leaves in a large pot+water, put them in a large pot and boil for a while. The color should be as shown below, so that the zongzi leaves are soft and more resilient. The boiling time is 10 minute, and a few spoonfuls of salt are added at the same time. Adding salt can play the role of sterilization and color fixation.
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3. Washing: Pour out the salt water for cooking zongzi leaves and rinse with heated water. For cleaning, it is recommended to wash it again. Of course, this step can be omitted if it is troublesome.
4. Soak: Soak the leaves with clear water for about 3 minutes, which will make the leaves softer and allow water to penetrate easily, so that boiled dumplings will be easier to cook.
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5. Shearing: Unqualified zongzi leaves are detected, and the zongzi leaves are simply rested with scissors. Cut off the stalks and sharp parts of the leaves, so that the dumplings will look good and the leaves will not be too thick and neat.
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Tips: In fact, the fifth step can also be carried out at the same time as the first step of cleaning. It depends on personal choice.
Treatment method of fresh zongzi leaves without boiling
1, wash the fresh zongzi leaves, and don't dry the surface with water.
2, find a bigger bag, put all the leaves in a circle, the leaves are tough, don't use force, so as not to break the ribs.
3. Tie the bag tightly, and then put the bag with zongye in the refrigerator storage room. Be careful that it must be the frozen one.
4. Take out the bag overnight, take out the leaves of the rice dumplings and put them in the basin for automatic melting.
5, just hydrate, this method does not take time to cook the leaves, but also makes the leaves tough and soft, and the fragrance of the leaves is much better than that of the boiled leaves, and the cooked dumplings are more delicious.