Kee Chang (Alkaline Dumplings)
Selasa, 20 Oktober 2020
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Rice wrapped inward bamboo leaves are a specialty of the Dumpling Festival. These rice dumplings (粽) are made alongside diverse ingredients, inward diverse shapes in addition to sizes.
Kee chang are rice dumplings made alongside element of group I sticky rice. The rice is alkalinized alongside lye water.
Kee chang may convey a sugariness filling similar reddish edible bean paste. Plain ones without filling are commonly eaten dipped inward sugar. In Singapore, kaya (click hither for my recipe) is also a pop dip for kee chang.
The annual Dumpling Festival is inward award of patriot 屈原 from 1,800 years agone inward China. It started when people dumped dumplings into the river where he had drowned, to distract fish, dragons in addition to whatnots from eating his body.
The dumpling effect falls on the 5th 24-hour interval of the 5th calendar month of the lunar calendar. It's also called Dragon Boat Festival because dragon boat racing is ane of the festival's highlights.
I approximate rowing is a practiced means to strength out off the calories from rice dumplings?
How to brand kee chang
Step-by-step guide
I learnt how to brand kee chang past times watching my mother. She made them in ane lawsuit a yr for the annual dumpling festival. I had lots of fun helping her. She ever checked my dumplings to brand certain they were tied tightly. Loose dumplings would autumn apart or plough soggy when they're boiled.
INGREDIENTS
(For 20-25 pieces)
INSTRUCTIONS
INGREDIENTS
(For 20-25 pieces)
- 20-25 bamboo leaves, depending on size – cheque that leaves aren't broken or convey holes; soak overnight inward water, weighed downward alongside something heavy; wipe construct clean alongside moisture cloth; rinse thoroughly in addition to drain
- 20-25 dumpling strings or plastic raffia, each well-nigh ninety cm long – if using dumpling strings, discard sparse ones that may intermission (test past times pulling); thick ones may live separate into 2; soak together alongside bamboo leaves; rinse till H2O runs clear in addition to wring dry; necktie to a pole alongside a sideslip knot
- 500 g sticky rice – rinse till H2O runs clear, add together plenty H2O to comprehend past times v cm, operate out to soak overnight, drain thoroughly
- 15 g orange-tinted lye – intermission into pocket-size pieces, add together 2 tbsp hot water, stir till dissolved, add together to drained sticky rice, mix evenly
INSTRUCTIONS
- Use alone bamboo leaves that aren't torn or convey holes. Soak overnight inward water, weighed downward alongside something heavy. Clean alongside moisture cloth. Rinse thoroughly. Drain.
- If using dumpling strings, discard sparse ones that may intermission (test past times pulling). Thick ones may live separate into 2. Soak strings alongside bamboo leaves. Rinse till H2O runs clear. Wring dry.
- Rinse sticky rice till H2O runs clear. Add plenty H2O to comprehend past times v cm. Leave to soak overnight. Drain thoroughly.
- Break lye into pocket-size pieces. Add hot water. Stir till dissolved. Add to drained sticky rice. Mix thoroughly.
- Rest pole horizontally on dorsum of 2 chairs or, say, kitchen cabinets in addition to a table. Pole should live secure in addition to non curl well-nigh when dumplings are beingness tied. You also involve a depression stool to sit down on.
- Tie dumpling/raffia strings to pole alongside sideslip knot.
- Wrap in addition to necktie dumplings equally shown inward video (1:18 - 2:27).
- Boil dumplings inward plenty H2O to cover, for 2.5-3 hours depending on size.
- To run across if dumplings are done, break ane in addition to cheque if within is soft. If it's hard, or bitter, boil for to a greater extent than or less other 15-30 minutes.
- Remove dumplings from water. Leave till cool. Serve at in ane lawsuit or refrigerate.
- To serve, break dumplings. Cut bite-size. Eat alongside castor carbohydrate or kaya dip.
