Lamb stewed with lotus root

There are many ways to eat mutton. People often eat mutton in their daily lives because mutton is rich in protein. People can choose the method of cooking mutton according to their taste. Lotus root is a vegetable food that people are more familiar with. Lamb stewed with lotus root is a delicious dish, but everyone has different taste requirements, so the preparation methods are also different. What are the methods of cooking lamb stewed with lotus root?

How to make stewed mutton with lotus root

1. Wash the mutton, add water and blanch for 10 minutes. When all the dirt and foam are cooked out, take out the mutton, wash it again and drain it.

2. Put the mutton into the electric pressure cooker, add water, switch to the beef and mutton setting, and start stewing. If you don’t have an electric pressure cooker, you can use a regular pot and cook it for an hour instead of a pressure cooker (first on high heat, then adjust to medium or low heat).

3. Wash, peel and slice the lotus root for later use.

4. Pour the mutton and soup in the electric pressure cooker into the soup pot, continue to simmer on low heat for 1 hour, then add lotus root slices and thirteen spices.

5. Wash and chop the garlic leaves for later use.

6. Turn off the heat after stewing and add salt according to personal taste. Sprinkle with garlic leaves after serving. A pot of delicious mutton soup is ready.

Can lotus root and mutton be eaten together?

Can be eaten together:

The reason is: eating mutton and lotus root together can help to strengthen the Yuan Yang, relieve fatigue, moisten the lungs and replenish blood.

3. Mutton combinations and taboos

1. The best combination for lamb.

It is best to eat mutton with tofu, which not only supplements a variety of trace elements, but the gypsum in it can also play a role in clearing away heat and fire, eliminating restlessness and quenching thirst. When mutton and radish are made into a dish, the radish's cool nature can be fully utilized to eliminate stagnation and reduce phlegm and heat.

When cooking lamb, the role of seasoning cannot be ignored. It is best to add some unpeeled ginger, because ginger skin is spicy and cool, and has the effect of dispersing fire and heat, relieving pain and eliminating rheumatism. Eating it with mutton can also remove the mutton smell. When cooking lamb, you should use less spicy and dry seasonings such as chili, pepper, ginger, cloves, fennel, etc.; you can add some lotus seed heart, which has the effect of clearing the heart and purging fire.

2. Taboos of eating mutton.

1. Avoid taking it with tea.

Tea is the "nemesis" of mutton. This is because mutton is rich in protein, while tea contains more tannic acid. Drinking tea while eating mutton will produce tannic acid protein, which will weaken intestinal peristalsis and reduce stool moisture, thereby inducing constipation.

2. It should not be eaten with vinegar.

Sour vinegar has an astringent effect, which is not conducive to the growth of yang energy in the body. Eating it with mutton will greatly reduce its warming and tonic effect.

3. Avoid eating with watermelon.

Eating watermelon after eating mutton can easily "damage your vitality". This is because mutton is sweet and hot in nature, while watermelon is cold in nature and is a raw and cold food. Eating it not only greatly reduces the warming and tonic effect of mutton, but also harms the spleen and stomach.

4. People with some diseases should avoid eating mutton.

People who often suffer from oral erosions, red eyes, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, dry and sore throat, swollen and painful gums, or diarrhea, or those who take Chinese medicine containing Pinellia ternata or Acorus calamus should avoid eating mutton.