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Making zongzi

Making zongzi

Savory zongzi of soy-marinated glutinous rice wrapped around tender marinated pork with a touch of lard, boiled until the grains glisten with rich, meaty perfume.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Bamboo leaves (used for wrapping zongzi)

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    Trim off the top of the bamboo leaves and put them in the pot to boil.

  3. 3
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    Meat cut into pieces

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    Soak in water with baking soda for ten minutes

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    Soak and drain the water, add cooking wine, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, ginger and green onions, and sugar, and marinate for 3 hours.

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    Marinated meat

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    Add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and salt to the glutinous rice and marinate for ten minutes

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    I used lean meat and added a little lard when wrapping it. You can use pork belly according to your own taste.

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    Pack well

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    Cook in an electric casserole for 5 hours, and boil a few eggs together.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • meat
    1kg
  • glutinous rice
    2500g
  • Bamboo leaves (used for wrapping zongzi)
    1kg
  • Egg
    8 piece
  • Rope
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Ginger
    3 slice
  • Scallion
    3 stick

Seasonings

  • cooking wine
    2 spoon
  • light soy sauce
    2 spoon
  • Oyster sauce
    1 spoon
  • Salt
    3 g
  • Sugar
    3 g