Lotus seeds since ancient times have been regarded as nourishing chinese herbal medicine for the body, and are also the preferred ingredient for summer heart fire, fresh lotus seeds can be eaten raw directly, while old lotus seeds can be dried to make soup or make various desserts, but many people will encounter the problem of lotus seeds not cooking rotten when using sun-dried lotus seeds to cook soup, so what is the reason for this?
In fact, the reason why lotus seeds are very difficult to cook is because the texture of the dried lotus seeds themselves is harder, and the skin of the lotus seeds has a layer of cuticle, which will thicken with the storage time, and it is not easy to absorb water and expand, so that it is difficult to be boiled. Therefore, the dried lotus seeds should not be soaked in cold water, and the water should be boiled directly after boiling. Lotus seeds soaked in cold water do not boil badly.
In addition, the lotus seeds are not cooked badly may also be related to the sugar put too early, the lotus seeds will cause the water inside to be resolved after adding sugar water, so that the lotus seeds will naturally dry up and cause the cooking not to rot, so if it is recommended to use lotus seeds to cook sweet soup, it is better to put sugar after cooking.
Lotus Seeds Quick Soft Rotten Tips:
1, lye water soaking: soaked with hot alkali water, the ratio of alkali one water ten, after the boil is dissolved, the lotus seeds soak for about an hour, knead the lotus seeds with your hands, the epidermis falls off, and then soak in hot water, the lotus meat expands, and then it is cooked and rotten.
2, freezing: first put the lotus seeds in the freezer for a day, and then take them out and cook them easily. Boiling lotus seeds can also be done without a pressure cooker, just boil for 5 minutes, turn off the heat and put it on the stove to simmer, wait for the pot to cool a little and then turn on the heat and boil, repeat three times.
3, hot water soaking: dry lotus seeds to remove the green tip, put into a sufficient amount of hot water to blanch, can remove the bitter taste, but also easy to cook soft, until the lotus seeds slightly expanded, softened.
Below is attached to the preparation of rock sugar silver ear lotus seed soup:
material:
1、Fresh white fungus 300g
2: A small bowl of fresh lotus seeds
3: 7 to 8 dates
4: 5 to 6 goji berries
5: 50 g rock sugar
Step 1: Fresh white fungus without soaking water, remove the tip, rinse and tear the right size by hand
Step 2: Add 1000cc of water to the lotus seeds, red dates and goji berries and boil until rolling
Step 3: After the water is boiled, add fresh white fungus and simmer for 30 minutes
Step 4: According to personal preferences before turning off the heat, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and stir well to complete!
