Photograph of the finished Glutinous rice balls

China · Viên nếp nhân vừng nước gừng

Glutinous rice balls

50 min Hands-on time + 1 hr waiting
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Glutinous rice flour Glutinous rice flour 1.6 lb
  • Photograph of Black sesame Black sesame 12.7 oz
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 11.3 oz
  • Photograph of Pork fat Pork fat 7.1 oz
  • Photograph of Ginger Ginger 4.9 oz
  • Photograph of Rock sugar Rock sugar 9.9 oz
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 0.1 oz
  • Photograph of Small tapioca pearls Small tapioca pearls 2.8 oz

Method

  1. 1 Roast black sesame seeds, then grind them into a fine powder and mix with sugar and pork fat to make the filling.
  2. 2 Using pork fat in the filling is a traditional method, so the filling oozes out when bitten into.
  3. 3 Chill the filling for 1 hour, then roll it into small balls and keep them chilled until ready to wrap.
  4. 4 Knead the glutinous rice flour with warm water, then wrap the cold filling inside and roll into a sealed ball.
  5. 5 The filling must be cold and firm to wrap properly; a soft filling will result in the dough not sealing and breaking apart when boiled.
  6. 6 Boil the dumplings in gently simmering water until they float to the surface, then drop them into the ginger-rock sugar syrup.
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