How to steam dried red dates correctly How to steam dried red dates

Red dates are sweet and can replenish blood, invigorate blood circulation, beautify the skin, and delay aging. They are one of the most popular fruits in life. However, Xinjiang red dates are only available in large quantities in autumn every year. After they are available, people will dry them and store them. The taste of dried red dates will deteriorate if eaten directly. At this time, people want to steam them before eating. So how should red dates be steamed? How to make steamed red dates delicious?

How to steam red dates correctly

1. When steaming red dates, if you do not buy the kind of red dates that do not need to be washed, be sure to soak the red dates in clean water for 5 to 10 minutes, and then rinse them repeatedly with clean water. You need to dry the moisture on the surface of the red dates and place them in an oil-free basin.

2. Put an appropriate amount of water in the steamer and place the steamer on it. Heat it and bring it to a boil. Then place the basin with red dates directly on the steamer. Cover the pot and bring it to a boil over high heat. Continue to heat and steam for 10 to 15 minutes. Then reduce the heat and continue to steam over medium heat for another 20 minutes. The red dates in the pot will be steamed at this time. Take them out and let them cool before eating.

How to steam dried red dates

1. Dried red dates can be steamed with glutinous rice flour. When necessary, you can soak the prepared dried red dates in warm water for two hours in advance to allow its surface to absorb water, then wash it with clean water, then take out the red dates, cut them in the middle with a knife, and take out the date pits inside.

2. Put the prepared glutinous rice flour in a small bowl, add appropriate amount of sticky rice flour, then add appropriate amount of clean water and mix well to make a dough of moderate hardness. Take a small piece and put it in the red dates. Then put the red dates with glutinous rice flour dough on the plate. After all the glutinous rice flour is added, put the plate with red dates in the steamer and steam it for another 15 minutes after the water boils.

3. When the red dates in the pot are almost done, put a proper amount of white sugar and sweet osmanthus in a bowl and dilute them with a proper amount of warm water. After they melt, pour them on the red dates that have just been steamed. At this time, the sweet and delicious red dates are ready to eat. If you want to make the steamed dried red dates sweeter, you can pour a proper amount of white sugar water on the red dates before steaming them, and pour sweet osmanthus on them after they are out of the pot. This way, the steamed red dates will taste sweeter.