First, the nutritional value of lotus root
Lotus root, also known as jade dragon, bamboo shoot or jade lotus root, smells fragrant, tastes slightly sweet, crisp and refreshing. It can be eaten raw or made into a dish. Lotus root is cold, rich in protein, starch, vitamins, iron, copper, potassium, dietary fiber, tannic acid and so on, with very high nutritional value.
Second, the benefits of eating lotus root
Lotus root has a unique fragrance and contains astringent tannins, which can stimulate appetite and promote digestion. In summer, you can eat more lotus roots because of poor appetite, loss of appetite and poor digestion. In addition, lotus root can also clear away heat and cool blood, replenish blood and produce blood, maintain beauty, detoxify and slim down. The benefits are really many.
Third, lotus root recipes
1.
Cold lotus root strips
Ingredients: lotus root, onion, ginger, garlic, small red pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and perilla seed oil.
Exercise:
(1) Wash the lotus root, then scrape it, wash it, and cut it into finger-sized strips.
(2) Boil the water in the pot. After the water is boiled, put it in a pot and cook for 2 minutes. After the pot is taken out, let it cool for later use.
(3) Chop onion, ginger and garlic, chop small red pepper, pour in proper amount of soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and perilla seed oil, and stir into juice.
(4) Pour the prepared juice into lotus root strips and stir evenly.
2. Stir-fried diced lotus root
Ingredients: lotus root, pork, green pepper, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar and salt.
Exercise:
(1) Fresh lotus root, peeled, washed, cut into pieces, soaked in water for more than ten minutes, and taken out to control moisture.
(2) Dice pork, chop green pepper and chop ginger and garlic.
(3) After the pan is hot, add a little cooking oil, then add diced meat, stir-fry until it is slightly cooked, add ginger, and continue to stir-fry a few times.
(4) Pour the prepared diced lotus root, green pepper and minced garlic into the pot, stir-fry for 2 minutes, add soy sauce, salt and vinegar, stir-fry for 2 minutes, and then take out the pot and plate.
3. Moonlight in the lotus pond
Ingredients: lotus root, Dutch bean, red pepper, ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce and salt.
Exercise:
(1) Peel the lotus root, wash it, cut into pieces, remove the bean gluten from the side of the Dutch bean, cut the red pepper into diamonds, and chop the ginger and garlic.
(2) Boil a pot of water. After the water boils, blanch the lotus root slices and peas in water for 2 minutes. When blanching, add a little salt and cooking oil. After blanching, put in cold water.
(3) Hot pot, pour in cooking oil, add ginger and garlic until fragrant, and add red pepper to stir fry.
(4) Add lotus root slices and peas, stir fry, then add soy sauce, salt and oyster sauce, stir fry for one minute, and take out.
4. Lotus root and corn sparerib soup
Ingredients: lotus root, sparerib, corn, carrot, ginger, onion and salt.
Exercise:
(1) Peel the lotus root, wash it, cut it into thick slices, cut the corn into sections, and cut the carrot into sections for later use.
(2) Wash the ribs, put water in the pot, pour in the ribs after the water boils, add a little cooking wine, blanch the bleeding foam, remove the ribs, and wash the ribs with water again.
(3) Cut the ginger into large pieces and tie the onion tightly.
(4) Pour all the prepared ingredients into a pot (you can use a pot to make soup, or you can use a rice cooker instead), add a proper amount of water, and cook over high fire.
(5) After the soup is stewed, add appropriate amount of salt according to your own taste.
The above recipes are not only delicious and nutritious, but also have many functions, which are good for our health. We might as well eat it often this summer, which is delicious and healthy.