Brown sugar glutinous rice and lotus root

Overview

My mother went to Shanghai in the early years and accidentally ate sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root. After she came back, she always praised the delicious lotus root she ate in Shanghai when she talked about the glutinous rice lotus root! Now ten years have passed, and I am married and have a child. I have put a lot of thought into what my children should eat. I thought that this dish is suitable for the elderly and children, so I thought about trying it.

Tags

• snacks
• brown sugar
• dried longan
• glutinous rice
• lotus root
• red dates
• rock sugar

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Peel and wash the lotus roots, and soak the glutinous rice for more than three hours in advance. It is best to soak for a longer time, so that the rice will be more glutinous when cooked

2. 2 Select one end of the big end, cut off a piece and reserve it for the top cover. Choose the big end. The lotus root hole is big and easy to fill with rice. Some people say that when filling the rice, you can also fill it with water, so that the rice can go in more easily. I have not tried it

3. 3 Put the rice in and clean the lotus root

4. 4 I also stuffed the lotus root lid with rice. Experiments have shown that rice on the lotus root lid will push the lid down! But apart from the bad appearance, I think it’s pretty good if you eat it yourself

5. 5 Use toothpicks to secure the lotus root cover. I used a toothpick with two pointed ends, so I broke off one end to prevent it from getting stuck

6. 6 Place the lotus root horizontally in the pot, add red dates and dried longan. When choosing the lotus root, do not choose one that is too long to prevent it from lying horizontally in the pot

7. 7 Add enough brown sugar

8. 8 If you have any rock sugar, you can add some to prevent it from being too sweet. If you are not used to it being too sweet, you don’t need to add it

9. 9 Add water until the lotus roots are covered

10. 10 I forgot to take a photo after putting it in the pot, so I only have photos of it taken out. I chose the cooking program, which lasted about twenty minutes. Personally, I felt that the time was a bit short and the lotus roots were still a bit hard. It would be better to cook for an hour

11. 11 Boil the lotus root soup in a pot, pour out the clear soup above and bring to a boil in the wok, add an appropriate amount of water starch and pour it on the lotus root slices arranged in the plate, and you are ready to eat. The remaining rice and red dates in the pot can be eaten directly as porridge, or you can put them in when cooking porridge if you are afraid it will be too sweet