The custom of asking for red dates and zongzi

Raw materials: glutinous rice and red dates.

Accessories: white sugar olive oil

1. blanch the leaves of zongzi with boiling water, take them out, wash them with clear water, and cut off the diameter part in front with scissors.

2. Soak the glutinous rice in clear water for 3-4 hours, then take it out, wash it and control the moisture, add appropriate amount of sugar and olive oil and mix well.

3. Roll the processed leaves into a funnel shape, add glutinous rice to half of the funnel, and add the pitted red dates.

4. put another handful of glutinous rice to cover the red dates.

5. Fold the leaves in one direction and completely wrap the glutinous rice.

6. Fold it into a triangle and tie it with cotton thread.

7. Wrap all the zongzi in turn

8. Put the zongzi into a pressure cooker and add water to the surface of the zongzi.

9. Cook for 3-4 hours.

skill

The water for cooking zongzi must not cross the surface of zongzi, so that the zongzi below will not be cooked, and the zongzi above will be mixed with raw rice.

The cotton rope must be tied tightly, otherwise the rope will be loose when cooking and the rice will be scattered in the pot.