Can zongzi be boiled in water?

After wrapping the rice dumplings, they need to be put into the pot and cooked. At this time, many people are wondering how to cook zongzi. In fact, cooking zongzi is very easy as long as you control the time and heat well. Zongzi can be directly put into cold water to cook. Wait until the cold water gradually boils. When it starts to boil, the zongzi will be almost cooked. Let’s take a look at whether rice dumplings can be cooked in water?

How long should you keep the rice dumplings in cold water if you don't cook them immediately after wrapping them?

It is okay to soak it in cold water for a short period of time. It can achieve the effect of cooling down, prevent it from deteriorating, keep the leaves shiny, prevent moisture loss, and keep them from becoming hard when eaten. It has a better taste, and it will look good when sold the next day. Many sellers do this, but you must pay attention to changing the water frequently to achieve the effect of cooling down and preserving.

If you want to eat it at home and store it for a long time, it is recommended to refrigerate or freeze it to achieve the purpose of long-term preservation.

How to store raw rice dumplings:

Due to the hot weather in summer, rice dumplings are easy to deteriorate. If they need to be stored for a long time, it is best to put them in the freezer. Zongzi can only be preserved after being cooked. After cooking, do not put it in the fresh-keeping layer as it will easily go bad there. Put it in the freezer and it will not go bad even for ten days or half a month. (The temperature of the refrigerator is best between 5 and 3 degrees Celsius).

Can zongzi be soaked in water overnight?

There is nothing wrong with cooked rice dumplings, but raw ones are not, because the raw rice will react with the rice dumplings leaves in the water and the water will become sour.

How much sugar to put in a pound of glutinous rice? Zongzi usually does not use sugar for seasoning, but candied dates, jujubes, sweet beans, etc. are used to increase the sweetness. Because it is difficult to put dates in the bamboo tube, bamboo tube rice dumplings only have rice flavor, which is light. After opening, they are eaten with sugar. Generally, one pound of glutinous rice is paired with 3-4 taels of white sugar.