Five-spice meat rice dumplings

Five-spice meat rice dumplings

Overview

Well, I, an old girl from northwest China, have never made rice dumplings since I was a child. I remember my mother making rice dumplings every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, and few other families make rice dumplings. Is it because Qu Yuan’s hometown is too far away from my hometown? Now my brother and sister-in-law make rice dumplings every year. I have lived in Chengdu for 12 years. This is the second time I make rice dumplings by myself. Last year, I made honey red bean rice dumplings. I wanted to try a different flavor this year, so I decided to make fresh meat rice dumplings. After sending my son off early in the morning, I bought glutinous rice and pork belly with my niece. After hours of tossing, the result was delicious. When my husband came home from get off work, my son and I were playing outside. After eating, he came to us and asked us where the rice dumplings came from. They were very delicious and told him that he made them himself. He said they were great and they could be sold. My son also ate them and wanted to eat them. Too much glutinous rice was difficult to digest, so I had to block it.

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Steps

  1. Soak the glutinous rice in water for four hours. At the same time, wash the rice dumpling leaves and soak them in warm water for four hours.

    Five-spice meat rice dumplings step 1

  2. Wash the pork belly and cut into 2cm pieces.

    Five-spice meat rice dumplings step 2

  3. Add scallions, shredded ginger, one spoonful of dark soy sauce, two spoons of light soy sauce, allspice powder, Sichuan pepper powder, and one star anise to the cut pork belly and marinate with all the seasonings.

    Five-spice meat rice dumplings step 3

  4. Marinate the pork belly for 2 hours.

    Five-spice meat rice dumplings step 4

  5. Start making rice dumplings, first scoop a spoonful of glutinous rice, then add 2 to 3 pieces of pork belly, and add another spoonful of glutinous rice on top of the pork belly.

    Five-spice meat rice dumplings step 5

  6. The meat dumplings are wrapped.

    Five-spice meat rice dumplings step 6

  7. After all the rice dumplings are wrapped, add water and rice dumplings to the pot and bring to a boil. Cook for about 1.5 hours, or 30 minutes in a pressure cooker.

    Five-spice meat rice dumplings step 7

  8. Take out the cooked rice dumplings. If you can't eat them right away, let them cool and freeze. Then reheat them when you eat them.

    Five-spice meat rice dumplings step 8