How to cook frozen Yuanxiao How to cook frozen Yuanxiao so that it doesn't get mushy

In many areas of China, people have the habit of making their own Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival. If they cannot finish the Yuanxiao that is cooked, they like to store it in the freezer and cook it when they want to eat it. However, when many people cook frozen Yuanxiao, the outer skin of the Yuanxiao is always cooked to pieces, which makes the cooked Yuanxiao ugly and tastes bad. So how should frozen Yuanxiao be cooked? How can it be cooked without being rotten?

How to cook frozen Yuanxiao

1. When you want to cook frozen Yuanxiao, you should take it out of the freezer 1 to 2 hours in advance and thaw it at room temperature. Put enough water in a stainless steel pot and heat it until the water is slightly boiling. Then put the thawed Yuanxiao into the water one by one.

2. After the frozen Yuanxiao are put into the pot, use the back of the colander to gently push the Yuanxiao in the pot to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Continue to heat the pot after the Yuanxiao are put into the pot. After the water in the pot boils again, add an appropriate amount of cold water and gently push it with the colander. Add cold water again after the Yuanxiao in the pot boils again.

3. After boiling and adding water three times, the glutinous rice dumplings in the pot will float to the surface of the water. At this time, the glutinous rice dumplings in the pot are basically cooked. Cook them over low heat for two to three minutes. After turning off the heat, take out the glutinous rice dumplings in the pot and eat them after they cool down. The glutinous rice dumplings cooked in this way have a smooth surface, are not sticky, and are particularly good.

How to cook frozen Yuanxiao without making it mushy

1. If you want the frozen Yuanxiao stored in the refrigerator to remain intact when cooking, you need to take the Yuanxiao out of the refrigerator and thaw it before cooking. Because the Yuanxiao can only be evenly heated after being thawed when put into the pot, so that the filling inside and the outer skin can be cooked together.

2. After putting the frozen glutinous rice dumplings back into the pot, use the back of a spoon to gently push them, which can prevent the glutinous rice dumplings in the pot from sticking together and sticking to the pot. In addition, when cooking the glutinous rice dumplings, you can add some cold water to the boiling water, which can increase the firmness of the glutinous rice dumpling skin and keep the cooked glutinous rice dumplings intact.