How long does it take to cook zongzi in an iron pot

Before eating, rice dumplings must be put into the pot and boiled for a period of time. Only then can they be eaten. They must not be eaten raw. You can use an iron pot to cook the rice dumplings. This method is very common. The first time it takes about two hours to cook it so that the fillings in the rice dumplings can be fully cooked. Many people will make the rice dumplings they make half-cooked, which will cause indigestion if eaten.

1. Red bean flavor

1. Wash the glutinous rice, soak it in clean water until it can be crushed, and set aside.

2. Wash the red beans, soak them for 1.5 hours, then mix them together with the glutinous rice and set aside.

3. Wash 300 grams of rice dumplings leaves, put them into a pot and cook for about half an hour, take them out, soak them in cold boiled water and set aside.

4. Take three or four soaked and cleaned rice leaves, arrange them in a row, roll them into a cone-shaped tube, put in the mixed glutinous rice and red beans, wrap them into the shape of a rice dumpling, and tie them tightly with a rope.

5. Place the wrapped rice dumplings in a pot, add water and cook over high heat for about 2 hours, then simmer over low heat for about 3 hours before serving.

2. Fragrant and glutinous meat flavor

Ingredients: Zongye pork belly glutinous rice

Accessories: soy sauce, salt

Cooking method:

1. Clean the rice dumpling leaves in advance, cut off the roots, put them in water, and cook until soft.

2. Cut the pork belly into long strips, add soy sauce and salt and marinate overnight.

3. Wash the glutinous rice, mix with salt and soy sauce, and drain.

4. Fold the rice leaf into a small bowl shape, add a little glutinous rice, put a piece of pork belly, wrap it up and tie it tightly with cotton thread.

5. Place rice dumplings leaves at the bottom of the pot, put in the rice dumplings, bring to a boil then simmer for 3-4 hours.

3. Sweet tea flavor

Ingredients: glutinous rice, sweet tea, candied dates and other fillings.

Cooking method:

1.Put sweet tea into an iron pan and boil to extract juice. Wash the glutinous rice, drain, and soak it in sweet tea juice for later use.

2. After wrapping the rice dumplings, put them into the pot together with the sweet tea. It is best to cover the rice dumplings with water. Cook over medium heat for 2 hours. They can be eaten when they are cooked through.

Taste: This rice dumpling has color, fragrance, taste and beauty. It is golden and shiny, smooth and tender in the mouth, soft and sticky, leaves a lingering fragrance on the teeth and cheeks, has a sweet aftertaste and is rich in nutrition.

4. Candied Dates Flavor

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Process: Cooking

Taste: Fresh fragrance

Eat: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snacks

Taste: This rice dumpling has a comfortable taste and is rich in nutrition.

Ingredients: 1000g glutinous rice

Ingredients: 50g raisins, 100g candied dates

Cooking method:

1. Wash 400g of rice dumplings leaves, put them into a pot, add water and cook until soft, remove from the pot, drain and set aside.

2. Wash the glutinous rice, drain and set aside.

3. Put the candied dates into a bowl, steam until soft, remove the core while hot, wash the raisins and drain.

4. Take 3 pieces of zong leaves, with the hairy sides facing each other, put in 1/3 of glutinous rice, add candied dates and a little raisins, then put in 2/3 of glutinous rice and wrap it into a triangular zongzi, and tie it tightly with a rope.

5. Put the wrapped rice dumplings into the pot, add water and cook over high heat for about 2 hours, then simmer over low heat for about 3 hours and it is ready to eat.