Lotus root strips with tomato sauce

Overview

This is a dish that the whole family likes. The refreshing and crunchy lotus root strips are wrapped in sweet and sour tomato sauce. Even in the hot summer, you can eat a bowl of rice with this dish. The ingredients are simple and the preparation is easy. It is definitely a dish that children will love.

Tags

• vegetarian dishes
• lotus root
• tomato
• white sugar
• chopped green onion
• ketchup
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 One section of lotus root does not need to be too big, as it will appear numerous after cutting. Peel, wash and cut into strips

   

2. 2 Add a little salt to the boiling water and blanch the lotus root strips. Just blanch until cooked. You don’t need to cook them for too long, so that the texture of the lotus root strips is crisp enough. After blanch, pour out and drain

   

3. 3 Wash the tomatoes and cut them into small dices, you can also chop them directly, put them into a bowl and set aside

   

4. 4 Add a little oil to the pot, add chopped green onions and stir-fry, add diced tomatoes and stir-fry

   

5. 5 Add a little salt to enhance the flavor and stir well

   

6. 6 Add a tablespoon of sugar and stir well

   

7. 7 Add half a spoon of tomato paste and stir-fry evenly

   

8. 8 Add the prepared starch water and stir-fry until the starch water turns from white to transparent

   

9. 9 Add the blanched lotus root strips and stir well to coat the lotus root strips evenly with the tomato sauce. Serve on a plate and garnish with chopped green onion