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warping the Zong-zi, first place the leaves, string into a pot,
and cook them over a high flame. Be sure to flip them over once
to sterilize them but not to make them soft so that they break
apart. Use a hard brush to clean off the cook leaves then cut
off the stems. For meat Zong-zi you will need pork, long grain
gluttonous rice, mushrooms, dried shrimp, fried green onion,
and ginger. Combine together a mediums size spoon salt. A small
spoon of MSG a small spoon of black pepper a medium size spoon
of sesame oil and a large spoon of soy sauce mix until smooth
and even. Cut the lean pork meat into small pieces marinate
in the soy sauce mix. Cut the stem off the mushroom that have
been soaking in water and them mince the mushrooms Mince the
ginger as well. Then heat three tablespoons of oil in a pan
add the mushroom ginger and onion and sauté them. Then
after this, add to this the left over marinated sauce, wash,
and drain the glutinous rice fry until half cooked added seasoning
according to taste. Gather the string needed to tie the Zong-zi
into bundles later. Roll the leave into a triangular shape then
add about two tablespoons of the half cooked rice place the
pork on top of the rice and then cover it up with another spoon
of half rice cover the filling with the upper part of the leaves.
Wrap the string around three times before tying a flip knot.
Placed the wrapped Zong-zi in a pot for boiling water that has
been lined with leaves and then cook on a high flame. While
cooking add cold water once a layer of leaves can be put on
top of the Zong-zi to enhance the flavor and cooking time. Of
course it is also possible to steam then in a rice cooker with
a large cup of water.
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