How to fry lotus root

When choosing lotus roots, people prefer to pick larger ones, because in terms of taste, lotus roots with more holes and larger sizes are more delicious. It’s not that the small lotus root is not delicious, it’s just that you have to choose the right way to eat it. How to fry the small lotus root to make it delicious? Here I will tell you all the ways to cook the small lotus root. After understanding it, you can buy small lotus roots and make delicious dishes.

1. How to fry lotus root to make it crispy and delicious

1. How to make ginger lotus root slices

Ingredients: 1 piece of lotus root, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of vinegar, appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of oyster sauce, appropriate amount of vegetable oil, appropriate amount of sesame oil, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

practice

Wash and peel the lotus root, slice it, peel the ginger and chop it into minced pieces. Put vinegar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and sesame oil in a bowl and mix into sauce for later use. Pour clean water into the pot and bring it to a boil. Blanch the lotus root and put it into a bowl. Add ground ginger and salt, mix well, remove from the heat and let cool for 2 minutes. Put it into a plate and pour the selected sauce on it.

Tips

Eating lotus root raw can clear away heat, and produce good body fluids to nourish our internal organs. If you feel upset and thirsty, you can drink the juice raw. It can be used to treat persistent thirst and phlegm, dampness and dryness and heat in the heart and lungs. Eating cooked lotus root can strengthen the spleen and appetite, nourish the blood and promote muscle growth. Squeezing the cooked lotus root into juice can nourish the blood and increase blood circulation, and it has many benefits.

2. How to make candied lotus root slices with purple cabbage and plums

Ingredients: 300 grams of purple cabbage, 30 grams of plum meat, 1 lotus root, a small amount of salt, appropriate amount of white sugar, and appropriate amount of white vinegar.

practice:

Cut the lotus root into thin slices, cut the purple cabbage into shreds, put the purple cabbage into a Haier blender, add a small amount of water and blend into juice. Filter out the purple cabbage residue. Add white vinegar and sugar to season. Boil water in a small pot, blanch the lotus root in the boiling water, and stir in the plum meat. Soak the lotus root slices in purple cabbage juice, put them in the refrigerator and refrigerate for more than 5 hours. When they are well-seasoned and crispy, you can serve them on a plate.

Tips

1. Lotus root is slightly sweet and crispy. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It has a very high medicinal value. Its roots, leaves, flowers, stamens and fruits are all precious and can be used as nourishing medicine.

2. Lotus root powder can help digestion and stop diarrhea, stimulate appetite and clear away heat, nourish the body and prevent internal bleeding. It is an excellent liquid food and nourishing delicacy for women, children, the elderly, and the weak and sick.

3. Purple cabbage is rich in nutrients, especially vitamin C, relatively high levels of vitamin E and B vitamins, as well as anthocyanins and cellulose, and is very popular among people.

2. The efficacy and function of lotus root

1. Clearing away heat and cooling blood

Lotus root is cold in nature when used raw, and has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat febrile diseases; lotus root is sweet and liquid, and is especially beneficial for those with fever, thirst, epistaxis, hemoptysis, and bleeding.

2. Laxative and antidiarrheal, invigorating the spleen and stimulating appetite

Lotus root is rich in nutrients, containing a large amount of mucus protein and dietary fiber, which can combine with bile salts, cholesterol and triglycerides, allowing them to be excreted from the feces, thereby reducing the absorption of lipids. Lotus root exudes a unique fragrance and also contains tannins, which have certain effects on strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea. It can increase appetite, promote digestion, stimulate the appetite and strengthen the stomach. It is beneficial for people with poor appetite and loss of appetite to recover their health.