Red Date Zongzi

1. Prepare all the raw materials (round rice I chose).

2. Soak the rice two hours in advance.

3. Wash the reed leaves and blanch them in a wok. Remove and set aside for later use.

4. Take three reed leaves and cross them into a bowl shape from one-third of the way.

5. Add a red jujube.

6. Add a little glutinous rice.

7. Add two more jujubes.

8. Then add glutinous rice.

9. Hold it steady with your left hand, cover the rice with the leaves with your right hand, and press firmly.

10. Straighten up.

11. Fold a fake corner.

12. Tie it tightly with a rope.

13. Wrap all Zongzi in turn.

14. Cut off excess leaves, does it look good?

15. Put it into the steamer.

16. Add proper amount of water to cover Zongzi.

I made a total of sixty, divided them into two pots, and boiled them over high heat and then turned to medium heat for an hour.

18. The fragrance of zongzi leaves fills the air!

19. Let it cool naturally.

20. Finished product image!

21. Finished product image!

22. Finished product image!