Healthy Sweet Sour Lotus Root. Great recipe for Healthy Sweet Sour Lotus Root. I love crispy lotus roots whether in soup, stew or stir fried! Enjoyed this easy-cook lotus root dish with fragrant jasmine rice Lotus root is a very healthy vegetable.
Put the drained lotus root pieces in the pan. Ingredients lotus root Some white part of spring onion white sesame seed sweet & sour sauce light soy sauce dark soy sauce salt vinegar sugar corn flour water. Add the chopped ginger root, coarsely chopped long green onion, grated lotus root, and coarsely chopped lotus root. You can have Healthy Sweet Sour Lotus Root using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Healthy Sweet Sour Lotus Root
- You need 1 of medium-sized lotus root, cut into thin slices.
- Prepare of [Sauce].
- Prepare 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
- It's 2 tbsp of oyster sauce.
- It's 1 tsp of dark soy sauce/cooking caramel.
- You need of [Seasoning].
- It's 1 tbsp of sugar.
- Prepare 1.5 tsp of chicken seasoning.
- It's 1 tsp of garlic powder (optional).
- It's 1 dash of salt and black pepper.
- Prepare of [To Cook].
- You need 1 cup of water/stock.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vinegar.
- It's 1/5 tsp of corn flour + water (slurry).
- You need 1 tbsp of oil.
Add in the potato starch and sesame oil. Squeeze the mixture so all ingredients are well incorporated. Sweet and Sour Lotus Root 糖醋藕 Lotus root is very healthy food in China, it can improve appetite and enhance function of spleen. Crispy lotus root is quickly cooked with a light and appetizing sweet-sour sauce.
Healthy Sweet Sour Lotus Root step by step
- Heat 1 tbsp cooking oil, pour washed and cut lotus root into wok.
- Add seasoning and water/stock into the wok, cover and cook for approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add sauces, cover and cook for another minute, mix well.
- Add slurry and vinegar into mix, stir until sauce is thickened, approximately 1 minute or 2.
- Serve with rice and meat of choice.
If you read my post (stuffed lotus root with sticky rice) last week, you'll know lotus root has tons of health benefits. Plus, it's a very versatile ingredient that you can use in various dishes. How to cook sweet and sour lotus root by Cassie Kong. Since I love pickled lotus root, I make it often, even when it's not for a new year's feast. This recipe incorporates my preferred degree of sourness and sweetness.