How to cook lotus seeds to make them rotten easily? Here are some tips

Lotus seeds have many benefits, such as lowering blood pressure, calming the nerves, and nourishing the kidneys. Lotus seeds are also rich in calcium. However, lotus seeds are not easy to cook, so you can soak them in hot alkaline water. You can also eat more lotus seed porridge, which can make you healthier.

1. How to cook lotus seeds so that they are easy to rot

1. Soak in hot alkaline water

Soak the lotus seeds in hot alkaline water with a ratio of one part alkali to ten parts water. After the alkali is dissolved, soak the lotus seeds for about an hour. Knead the lotus seeds with your hands until the skin falls off. Then soak them in hot water again. The lotus seed meat will swell and will become mushy when boiled.

2. Put it in the freezer for one day

Put the lotus seeds in the freezer for a day, then take them out and cook them, they will easily become mushy. You don’t need a pressure cooker to cook lotus seeds. Simply boil them for 5 minutes, turn off the heat and simmer on the stove. Wait until the pot cools down a little, then turn the heat back on and boil. Repeat this three times.

3. Add sugar after it is cooked.

Lotus seeds can only be soaked for a short time (about ten minutes) or do not need to be soaked at all. If the lotus seeds are not cooked through, it may be because the soaking time is too long or the sugar is added too early. Because the moisture inside has been extracted, the lotus seeds will naturally become shriveled and difficult to cook, so it is better to add sugar after they are cooked.

2. Several common lotus seed recipes

1. Lotus seed porridge

Use 20 grams of lotus seeds, 15 grams of brown sugar, and 100 grams of glutinous rice. Soak the lotus seeds in water for 30 minutes, then take out the lotus core and put it into the pot together with the washed glutinous rice. Add appropriate amount of water and cook porridge. When the porridge is almost cooked, add brown sugar and cook for a while. Take warm on an empty stomach every morning and evening, suitable for all seasons.

This porridge has the functions of nourishing the spleen and stopping diarrhea, benefiting the kidney and consolidating essence, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. It can be used to treat spleen deficiency diarrhea, kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea and frequent urination, leucorrhea in women, palpitations, restlessness and insomnia, etc.

2. Lotus seed stewed black chicken

20 grams of lotus seeds, 15 grams of ginkgo nuts, and 1 black-bone chicken (about 500 grams). Remove the hair and internal organs of the black-bone chicken, wash it, grind the ginkgo nuts and lotus seeds into a coarse powder and put them into the chicken's belly, add ginger, pepper, onion, salt and other seasonings and appropriate amount of water and stew until well cooked. It can be eaten once a day.

This prescription has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys and stopping leucorrhea. It is suitable for symptoms such as deficiency of vital energy, red and white leucorrhea, and sexual dysfunction in men and women.