The Dragon Boat Festival is coming, and every household is ready to eat zongzi. But many people may not know much about how to cook zongzi. They used to cook it directly in clean water and then ate it. However, such zongzi are not the most delicious. So what exactly should be done to make the best rice dumplings? Let's take a look.
First of all, before boiling the zongzi, we need to put the zongzi on the grate, and under the grate is cold water. Before starting to cook, we should let the zongzi sit in the pot for a while so that it can absorb the moisture from the bottom.
After waiting for a while, start cooking. Before cooking, we have to add edible salt and alkaline noodles to the water.
These two spices can make the rice dumplings taste more delicious, and after these preparations, we can steam them over high heat, and when they are almost fully cooked, then turn to medium heat and continue steaming for a while. When we feel that the zongzi are fully cooked, we can turn off the heat, but at this time, do not rush to open the lid, but let the zongzi simmer in the pot for about half an hour. In this way, the zongzi can be better flavored, and the glutinous rice will also become sweet and sour, which is very delicious.
The dumplings are too much to eat, and the dumplings cooked at home are most afraid of being stuffy, and if they are placed at room temperature, they will spoil in less than a day. Many people will choose to keep it in the refrigerator. But don't put the rice dumplings directly in the refrigerator. In fact, there are two ways to preserve zongzi.
The first method is to put the zongzi directly into a crisper bag and then put it in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. If you preserve the rice dumplings in this way, you can keep them for about three days.
The second method is to wrap it in plastic wrap first. The plastic wrap can isolate the zongzi from contact with the outside air and play a role in preserving freshness. In this way, the wrapped rice dumplings can stay fresh for a longer time. When all the rice dumplings are wrapped in plastic wrap, put them in a plastic bag, squeeze out the excess air and seal them. Now, we can put the wrapped zongzi in the freezer layer of the refrigerator.
Because we have wrapped the zongzi in plastic wrap and put them in a plastic bag before putting them in the refrigerator, there is no need to worry about the contents of the refrigerator contaminating the zongzi. Keeping zongzi in the freezer layer for a relatively long time, you can keep them for more than three months, and you don't have to worry about the flavor mixing when you eat them. If you put it directly in the refrigerated layer, it may only last for three days before it goes bad.
Therefore, do not put the zongzi directly into the refrigerator, be sure to wrap them in plastic wrap and put them in a plastic bag, so that they will not be contaminated by the surrounding things. After learning this method of preserving zongzi, you will never have to worry about too many zongzi to eat in the future.