As the underground stem of the lotus, the lotus root is known as one of the eight water immortals. Lotus root is native to India, but has been spread to China a long time ago, lotus root eat crisp and sweet, can be eaten raw or vegetables, and its medicinal value is particularly high, can be eaten and anti-diarrhea. It is precisely because of the high nutritional value of lotus root, so there are many ways to eat it, whether it is with its stew or sliced cold mix, the taste is particularly refreshing, so that more and more people like to eat lotus root, major restaurants are always indispensable lotus root this ingredient.
And today Xiaobian wants to introduce to you a kind of delicious dish made of lotus root, pork and raw rice flour as the main ingredients - steamed lotus root. Because the ingredients used in this dish are very healthy, the steamed lotus root is sweet and sticky, and the meat is fat but not greasy, so it is particularly popular. Nowadays, people's living standards are getting higher and higher, and most people will try to make various foods at home, but when they make steamed lotus at home, how can they make it soft and sticky? In fact, in the choice of lotus root is very critical, the choice of lotus root is right, the steamed lotus is definitely sweet and sticky, very flavorful. Friends who are interested in the method of making steamed lotus, please quickly follow the steps of xiaobian to learn it!
【Name】Steamed lotus root.
【Ingredients required】Pork belly, lotus root, soy sauce, fish sauce, bean paste, ginger, olive oil.
【Methods and steps】
1, first buy the fat and lean pork belly, and then cut it into a suitable size of the lump, after cutting, put it in salt water to soak for about half an hour, soak it well and then fish it out and drain the water.
In the choice of meat, you can also choose beef or rib meat, depending on your personal taste. It is soaked in salt water in order to remove the blood from the flesh.
2: After the meat is removed from the blood water, put it in a bowl, and then add an appropriate amount of tamales, bean paste, soy sauce and an appropriate amount of fish sauce. After adding, stir well.
3: After stirring the meat, add a small spoonful of olive oil to the bowl. Adding the right amount of olive oil can make the meat more delicious and flavorful. After stirring the oil and meat well, set it aside and let it sit for about half an hour
4, the next step to deal with the lotus root, in the choice of lotus root, try to choose a little powder, do not choose too crisp lotus root. When the lotus root is ready, peel and wash it, cut it into a suitably sized piece and prepare it.
5: Next, add an appropriate amount of tamales and watercress sauce to the cut lotus root and stir it well.
6: Next, put the processed lotus root on the bottom of the bowl, put the meat on top of the lotus root, and then stuff a few pieces of ginger into it. Next, put a lid on top of the bowl and steam it in a steamer for about thirty minutes.
After thirty minutes, it can be served, and friends who like to eat shallots and coriander can sprinkle the right amount of green onions and coriander on it, and the taste will be more fragrant.
【Tips】
1, when choosing lotus, you can break a small piece of raw lotus to taste, if the taste is more astringent, this kind of waxy is more powdery. Otherwise, you can also break the lotus root to see, the crisp lotus will have more silk, and the reverse is the glutinous lotus.
2, the amount and type of condiments can be mixed according to personal taste.
Although the appearance of the lotus root looks the same, but its texture is not the same, some are more brittle, some are more powdery, want to make the steamed lotus to eat sweet and sticky, you must choose a little powder of the lotus root, so that the production effect is good, the taste will be very satisfactory. Now there are many ways to make tamales, but the main focus of what Xiaobian introduced to you is how to make tamales more sweet and sticky, and how to process the meat to be fat and not greasy. If readers and friends think that the method shared by the editor is feasible, they can collect and save it, and the next time they make steamed lotus, they can learn directly with the steps. In addition, if any friend has a better way to deal with it, you are also welcome to share it with us at any time, and on the way to making food, it is to learn together.