If you want pearl balls to be delicious, the most important thing is the selection and soaking of glutinous rice. How long does the rice of pearl balls soak? Is pearl ball glutinous rice soaked in hot water or cold water? Described below.
Pearl balls glutinous rice is soaked in hot water or cold water
cold water.
Bubble rice should be based on the nature of rice, rice is generally half an hour, glutinous rice is at least one hour, and then for example, black (glutinous) rice is hard, at least in three to four hours, soaked rice is all cold water, and should not use running water! (The nutrition of rice is on the surface, soaking for a long time to lose more nutrients), first pan and then soak, soak after soaking together with rice and water to eat together (otherwise soaked rice a lot of nutrients dissolved into it, and then pan or pour out, then there is little nutrition left)
How long should the rice of pearl balls be soaked
Draining time is 30 minutes, soaking time is 40 minutes, the ratio of rice to water is one to two, and the soaking water temperature is about 30 degrees. The glutinous rice brewed in this way has a white and shiny color, has the unique aroma of glutinous rice, and the taste viscosity is moderate, fine but not rotten.
The stickiness in glutinous rice is stored in the cells, and if the balls are wrapped immediately after being washed with water, even the high-grade glutinous rice will not be very sticky. Because the direct boiling of glutinous rice in balls has poor water absorption, the soaking of glutinous rice before wrapping balls will make it easier for rice to absorb water when boiling, shorten the cooking time of balls, and improve the taste of balls.
How long does it take to steam the glutinous rice balls before they are cooked
1, if similar to the size of the rice balls, after boiling, you need to steam on high heat for about 10-15 minutes.
2, if it is similar to sixi balls, braised lion's head meatballs, you need to boil the pot, steam on high heat for about 25-30 minutes.
3, if the beef balls like the hotel, the steaming stove fire is strong enough to hold for eleven minutes, and the steaming taste is not good.
The criteria for judging the ripeness are also very simple, put the chopsticks into the balls and see if the filling inside is ripe.