Sweet red bean and candied date rice dumplings

Overview

Red bean and candied date rice dumplings have the most homely taste. The soft honeyed red beans, sweet candied dates, and fragrant glutinous rice that accommodates both are deeply loved by mothers and female friends. I'm still a novice in making zongzi, and I still have a lot to learn. I hope you won't dislike my ugly zongzi.

Tags

• festival customs
• traditional food
• dragon boat festival
• zongzi
• candied dates
• glutinous rice
• honey red beans
• zong leaves

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Soak the glutinous rice 2 to 3 hours in advance;

   

2. 2 Soaked glutinous rice, drained and set aside;

   

3. 3 Mix the candied red beans and glutinous rice evenly, and wash the candied dates with water;

   

4. 4 Wash the rice dumpling leaves, boil them in a pot of boiling water, then take them out, drain them and set aside;

   

5. 5 Prepare two rice dumpling leaves, cut off both ends, and place them head to tail facing each other;

   

6. 6 Fold from about 1/3 of the bottom to form a funnel shape. Note that the tip at the bottom must be solid, otherwise rice will easily leak;

   

7. 7 Add an appropriate amount of red bean and glutinous rice and poke it with chopsticks so that the rice grains can fill every corner;

   

8. 8 Press the rice grains tightly and add candied dates;

   

9. 9 Add an appropriate amount of glutinous rice to the top and press it tightly;

   

10. 10 Fold off the top rice dumpling leaves and pinch the corners on both sides;

    

11. 11 Then fold the excess rice dumpling leaves to the side;

    

12. 12 Then tie it tightly with cotton rope. One rice dumpling is ready. I am a handicap about the process of making rice dumplings. You can find videos online to watch. They are much more intuitive than mine, so I won’t show off;

    

13. 13 Wrap all the rice dumplings;

    

14. 14 Put the rice dumplings into a large pot, add enough water, and put a plate on top to prevent the rice dumplings from floating and falling apart during the cooking process. After boiling, continue cooking for about 2 hours. I use the porridge function of the rice cooker after boiling.