New Orleans Chicken Zongzi

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Zongzi is eaten year after year. Although the classics are popular, they always want to have a fresh/novel taste

1. Ingredients: 2 chicken legs, 15g New Orleans seasoning, 15g water, 500g glutinous rice, 5g salt, 25 zongzi leaves.
2. Remove the bones from the chicken legs.
3. Cut into small cubes, add New Orleans seasoning and water.
4. Mix well, cover with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator for several hours.
Soak glutinous rice in clean water for several hours until it absorbs water and swells.
6. Pour into the sieve and control the moisture.
7. Add salt and mix well for later use.
8. Take a zongzi leaf and roll it in a circle and a half, forming a slender cone shape.
9. Put in glutinous rice, about one-third full, press and fill tightly.
10. Add one or two pieces of marinated chicken.
11. Fill the cone with glutinous rice again.
12. Fold the top leaves down to cover the filling.
13. Fold it to one side to form a triangular cone shape.
14. Tie a thin rope from top to waist.
15. Pack everything up.
16. Cut off the growing petioles.
17. Put it in the pot, add water to cover the Zongzi, boil it on high fire and then turn to medium low fire for about 2 hours.
18. Zongzi becomes soft and ripe. Turn off the fire.
19. Control the water in the pot.
Remove the zongzi leaves and pair with tomato sauce for consumption.