Red Date Zongzi

Red Date Zongzi

Overview

Although there is still some time before the Dragon Boat Festival, rice dumpling leaves and calla lilies are gradually on the market. Our family has already prepared red dates and glutinous rice. We packed a lot of them and ate them slowly~

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Boil rice dumpling leaves and calla lilies until soft in advance.

    Red Date Zongzi step 1

  2. Soak the glutinous rice one night in advance until soft.

    Red Date Zongzi step 2

  3. Put three rice dumpling leaves together and fold them into an awl shape.

    Red Date Zongzi step 3

  4. Add glutinous rice and red dates in sequence.

    Red Date Zongzi step 4

  5. Fold the rice dumpling leaves back in half and wrap them bit by bit.

    Red Date Zongzi step 5

  6. Wrap and tie the rice dumpling tightly with calla lilies.

    Red Date Zongzi step 6

  7. Pack a pressure cooker.

    Red Date Zongzi step 7

  8. Add water, the amount of water is slightly higher than the rice dumplings.

    Red Date Zongzi step 8

  9. After the pressure cooker is steamed, cook on high heat for 30 minutes.

    Red Date Zongzi step 9

  10. Let cool before eating.

    Red Date Zongzi step 10

  11. Full of red dates~

    Red Date Zongzi step 11

  12. I like to sprinkle some sugar~

    Red Date Zongzi step 12

  13. It’s time to eat~

    Red Date Zongzi step 13