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Exclusive Gray Alkaline Red Bean Paste Zongzi

Exclusive Gray Alkaline Red Bean Paste Zongzi

Ash-lye glutinous rice wrapped with sweet red bean paste and boiled until translucent amber, giving bouncy, golden zongzi with a tender molten-sweet filling inside.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Rinse the glutinous rice several times, then add water that covers the rice and lye water, and soak for an hour.

  2. 2
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    Soak the red beans overnight in advance, put them in a pot and cook until soft, then crush them with a rolling pin.

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    Add an appropriate amount of cooking oil, sugar, and a small amount of salt, and stir-fry.

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    Stir-fry continuously to avoid burning the pot.

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    Stir-fry until it can clump together.

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    After cooling until it's not hot to the touch, roll it into small balls and set aside.

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    Take two clean, washed bamboo leaves, shape them into a funnel, and add half of the glutinous rice.

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    Put in the red bean paste filling.

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    Add an appropriate amount of glutinous rice.

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    Fold the leaf over to seal it.

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    Bundling completed.

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    Put it into the pressure cooker and add enough water.

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    After bringing it to a boil, turn to low heat and simmer for three hours. After turning off the heat, continue to let it sit for a while. It can be eaten once opened.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • glutinous rice
    3kg
  • lye water
    250 g
  • Red bean
    500g
  • Bamboo leaf
    to taste
  • Zongzi tying string
    to taste

Seasonings

  • white sugar
    to taste
  • Edible oil
    to taste
  • Salt
    a little