健康生活:元宵節吃湯圓,教你自制湯圓
Yuanxiao is sticky， sweet and round in shape， symbolizing family unity， completeness and happiness. you.can find Yuanxiao in oriental food stores. If you enjoy cooking， here is a recipe of Yuanxiao for you.
元宵口感粘糯，口味香甜，外觀渾圓，象徵着一家人團圓、美滿和幸福。在一般的中國店鋪都可以買到。這裏就向您介紹一個做元宵的食譜（英語介紹中英對照）：
Ingredients
原料：
4 1/2 cups （500 g） sticky rice flour
500克黏糯米麪
butter 7 oz （200 g）
200克黃油
black sesame powder 7 oz （200 g）
200克黑芝麻粉
sugar 8 oz （250 g）
250克白糖
1 tsp wine
一茶匙酒
Methods
方法：
1. Mix the butter with sesame powder， sugar and wine together. You need to heat a little bit. Make small balls about 0.3-0.4 oz （10 g） each.
1、將黃油、黑芝麻粉、白糖和酒混合，加熱一會，搓成10克左右的小團。
2. Take 1/2 cup of sticky rice flour. Add water into the flour and make a flatten dough. Cook it in boiled water and take out until done. Let it cool down. Then put it in the rest of the sticky rice flour. Add water and knead until the dough is smooth.
2、取約100克黏糯米麪，加水和成麪糰，放在開水中煮熟。晾涼後加入到剩餘的糯米麪中，揉捏到平滑。
3. Make the dough into small pieces about 0.3-0.4 oz （10 g） each. Make it like a ball using hands first and then make a hole in the ball like a snail. Put the sesame ball into it and close it up.
3、將麪糰分成10克左右的小團，用手搓成球形，再在中間刺出一個蝸形，再把之前做好的芝麻餡填充進去。
4. Cook them in boiled water. Make sure to keep stirring in one direction while cooking. When they float on the water， continue to boil for about one minute using less heat.
4、在開水中煮熟，在煮的過程中要始終順着一個方向攪拌，湯圓全部浮起在水面後小火再煮一分鐘，即可。
