How to cook glutinous rice balls.

Tangyuan (sweet rice balls) Currently, not only are they eaten during the first month of the lunar new year, but there are many frozen tangyuan available in supermarkets, making it easy to enjoy tangyuan without the effort of making them. This is more convenient and saves time. However, it's still necessary to learn how to cook tangyuan. Otherwise, frozen tangyuan won't be able to be cooked properly. Of course, the cooking method is relatively simple once learned.

Traditional method of cooking tangyuan

Ingredients Preparation

Tangyuan

Method and steps

1. Before putting them in the pot, gently pinch the tangyuan with your hand to create slight cracks, which will make the tangyuan cook evenly, both inside and out, and have a soft, delicious texture.

2. Use a strong heat to boil the water, then put the tangyuan in the pot and gently push them with the back of a spoon to rotate them a few times so they don't stick to the bottom.

3. Once the tangyuan floats to the surface, quickly reduce the heat to a low flame. If you continue to cook with a strong flame at this point, the tangyuan will continue to roll and break. If the tangyuan keeps moving and the heat is uneven, it can also result in the outside being cooked but the inside being undercooked, which is not delicious.

4. After putting the tangyuan in the pot, add a small amount of cold water each time to keep them from boiling too vigorously. Cook them 2-3 times, then cook them for a while longer, and you can then remove them and eat them. This method produces tangyuan that is soft and delicious.

5. After cooking tangyuan twice or three times, the water becomes thicker, significantly restricting the movement of water molecules. You should replace the water and cook again, otherwise they will take longer to cook and may be undercooked.

Microwave Method of cooking tangyuan

Ingredients preparation

Tangyuan

Method and steps

1. Place a microwave-safe deep bowl in the microwave, add an appropriate amount of frozen tangyuan, and do not need to thaw;

2. Pour in boiling water, ensuring that the boiling water covers the tangyuan. Then cover the bowl with microwave-safe plastic wrap and poke a few small holes with a toothpick for ventilation;

3. Put it in the microwave and cook at medium heat for 3 minutes. Remove it. You can see that the tangyuan has floated to the surface, and the tangyuan is already cooked.

How long to cook tangyuan

1. Add an appropriate amount of cold water to the pot and boil it;

2. Put the tangyuan or yuanxiao (another name for tangyuan) in the boiling water and cook;

3. When the water boils again, add a spoonful of cold water to continue cooking. Repeat this process 3 times. When the water boils again and all the tangyuan are floating on the surface, you can turn off the heat;

4. This process takes about 10 minutes. Depending on the quantity and specific circumstances, you can simply repeat the process 3 times.