Can glutinous rice balls be cooked directly in Lhasa without using a pressure cooker?

You cannot cook glutinous rice balls directly in Lhasa without using a pressure cooker.

The air on the plateau is thin, so the gravity on the gas is smaller, so the force acting on the surface of the object immersed in it is smaller, so the air pressure is low. When the air pressure is low, the water's The boiling point is lowered. On a plateau of more than 6,000 meters, the boiling point of water with low air pressure is 100 degrees at a standard atmospheric pressure. The air pressure on the plateau is low, so water will boil at around 80 degrees.

The pressure cooker can increase the pressure. The boiling point of the plateau is low, and bubbles usually start to bubble before it reaches 100 degrees. Then use a pressure cooker, this closed pot, to make the water reach 100 degrees, especially When cooking, use a pressure cooker at an altitude above 4,000 meters, and the effect will be better.

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Techniques for cooking glutinous rice balls

1. Gently pinch the dumplings

Before putting them into the pot, use clean hands to lightly pinch the dumplings. Make the outer skin slightly cracked, so that after boiling in the pot, the Yuanxiao will be cooked inside and out, not raw, and soft and delicious.

2. Under boiling water

After the water boils, slowly put the dumplings into the pot, and then use a spoon to gently push them away in the same direction. Stir slightly to make it rotate a few times so it doesn't stick to the pan.

3. Cook over slow fire

Cook over high heat for a while. After the dumplings float, quickly switch to low heat to cook. Otherwise, the dumplings will continue to roll in the pot and cook out. The Baiyuanxiao is cooked on the outside and raw on the inside.