When I was a child, every time I went to the restaurant every New Year's Festival and my family, the most anticipated thing on the table was not a hard dish with big fish and meat, but - osmanthus sugar root.
The sweet taste, the dense texture, put in the mouth is sticky and sticky...
Xiaobian privately believes that osmanthus sugar lotus is the best way to eat lotus.
But making sugar lotus is a kung fu job, not only the production process is very cumbersome, but also in order to achieve a soft taste, it takes a long time to stew. Therefore, most families will not choose to make their own at home.
Is there a home-style recipe for sugar root?
Xiaobian found the flat version of the hotel osmanthus sugar lotus today...
Although the color is not as bright as the one sold in the restaurant, Xiaobian dares to pack the ticket, and its taste will definitely not be inferior to the one sold in the restaurant!
What's more, the operation is very simple!
You just need to prepare a rice cooker —
-Press the Boil Porridge button-
Put the lotus root in the rice cooker before going to bed at night and set the time. Wait until the next day, you can enjoy the delicious osmanthus sugar lotus! It can be described as labor-saving and worry-free!
Do you want to know how this flat version of osmanthus candy root is made? Then look down!
Preparation of ingredients
/ Ingredients / : 1 lotus root, glutinous rice
/ Seasonings /: Rock sugar, brown sugar, dried osmanthus flowers
The following units of measurement:
1 spice spoon = 15ml
1 bowl = 250ml
Production process
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Step 1: Process the ingredients
Soak the glutinous rice in water for 3-4 hours in advance.
• Lotus selection
• Nine-hole lotus is crisp and crispy, and seven-hole lotus flour is sticky, which can be purchased according to your own taste
• Be sure to buy a rounded lotus with intact ends, otherwise there may be sediment inside.
Wash the lotus root, cut one lotus root into two pieces from the lotus node, and peel it off.
At about 3 cm from the lotus joint, cut it with a knife.
Tips：
▶ This step must be decisive! Try to make the incision flat, otherwise the back is easy to bite loosely.
▶ Don't throw away the cut lotus cap.
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Step 2: Fill glutinous rice
The glutinous rice retains some moisture slightly, and the rice is poured into the lotus hole by hand.
With the help of chopsticks, you can gently pull the glutinous rice on the surface into the lotus hole, and then insert the chopsticks into it and press it firmly.
This is the most patient step,
It took about 15 minutes for the two lotuses to be processed.
But the steps after this are definitely 100% lazy friendly!
When the glutinous rice is 90% full, cover the cut lotus root and insert a toothpick to fix it.
▶ Glutinous rice should not be stuffed too full, otherwise it is easy to open the fixed place after cooking.
▶ You can tap the toothpick with the back of the knife to make it insert deeper and more securely.
The correct demonstration of the root after filling the glutinous rice is as follows
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Step 3: Boil the lotus root
Place the treated lotus root into the inner tank of a rice cooker and add water that is not more than a finger wide.
Add 1 bowl (250g) brown sugar and 6 spice spoonfuls (90g) of rock sugar.
▶ The sugar lotus in the restaurant is colored with red yeast rice, and the color will be redder, so you can use brown sugar when making it at home.
▶ Sweet-tasting Taomi noodles can increase the amount of sugar according to their own taste.
Before going to bed, put the lotus root into the rice cooker, adjust it to the "boiled porridge" mode, and cook for 3 hours.
When the time comes, there is no need to turn off the power immediately,
Continue to simmer in thermos, and the longer the time, the more flavorful it becomes.
After doing this step, you can fall asleep with peace of mind,
Wake up the next day and taste delicious!
(Anxious rice noodles can also choose to wait 3 hours)
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Step 4: Mix the syrup
Open the lid and remove the sugar root and let it cool.
Remove the toothpick and remove the lid.
Black spots on the surface of the lotus root,
It is caused by oxidation after contact with air, and it can be eaten with confidence.
Cut the lotus root into thin slices and plate.
On low heat, take 1.5 bowls (375ml) of boiled lotus root sugar water into the pot and heat, while stirring slowly and divided into 0.5 bowls (125ml) of water starch.
As the syrup becomes thicker, turn off the heat and drizzle evenly over the chopped root.
Finally, sprinkle 0.3 spice spoon (5g) of dried osmanthus flowers.
The sugar root is delicate and sweet, and then dipped in a mellow and sweet sugar juice, sprinkled with fragrant and sweet osmanthus flowers.
Three different kinds of sweets are combined to make this unforgettable plate of osmanthus glutinous rice sugar root.
Picking up a piece of lotus can also pull out a dense filament. Put it in your mouth and the soft sweetness lingers on the tip of your tongue.
This plate of osmanthus sugar lotus
It was divided up by colleagues one by one,
Everything that has been tasted is good! ~