Postpartum meal series - lotus root with pork in sauce

Postpartum meal series - lotus root with pork in sauce

Overview

Lotus root folder is a famous special dish in southern China and belongs to the Hubei cuisine series. Lotus root clips have high nutritional value and are rich in iron, calcium and other trace elements. Plant protein is also very rich in vitamins and starch. It has obvious effects of nourishing blood and qi, and enhancing human immunity.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Ready-made minced meat bought in the supermarket (you can also use leg meat, fat or lean), add cooking wine, light soy sauce, minced ginger, minced green onion, one egg white, stir evenly, and let stand for 10 minutes

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  2. I buy lotus roots that are fat and round, with the middle section, clean and well-proportioned, and look good on the plate

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  3. Peel the lotus root and cut into thin slices for later use. Cut into even numbers and clip the last two slices into one lotus root clip

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  4. Take a thin layer of minced meat on a piece of picture

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  5. Press the other piece up symmetrically, fill the lotus root holes with minced meat, so that the cornstarch on the back is evenly coated

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  6. As in the picture above, make all the lotus root slices into lotus root clips

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  7. Put the prepared lotus root clips one by one into the prepared cornstarch and spread evenly on both sides

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  8. You see, both sides of the lotus root clip are covered with cornstarch

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  9. Then put it into the prepared egg liquid and dip it on both sides, including the sides, and roll it in the egg liquid

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  10. Dip the lotus root clips in cornstarch on both sides, and roll the sides

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  11. According to the picture above, each piece of lotus root clip has been rolled in cornstarch and eggs,

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  12. Heat oil in the pot until it is 50% hot, fry until both sides are golden brown, and the cornstarch on the surface becomes hard. Fry all the pieces and set aside

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  13. Add light soy sauce, oil, rock sugar (white sugar is also acceptable), and water to the pot to adjust to your own taste. Put the lotus root clips in piece by piece, add water to cover the lotus root clips, and cover the pot. After the fire boils, put the pot lid aside and continue to cook over high heat until only one-third of the soup in the pot is left. Just turn off the heat 🔥

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  14. It’s time to take it out of the pot, pour the soup on the lotus root clips

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  15. Place the cooked lotus roots on the plate in any pattern you like, garnish with bananas and red dates and call it a day

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  16. Appreciation of the finished product

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  17. Very beautiful and appetizing, the taste is really good

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  18. If you like it, you can try it.

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