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Duck with lotus leaves

Main ingredients

One dried lotus leaf and one duck

Accessories

Meat King seasoning (available in supermarkets) appropriate amount, a small amount of star anise

An appropriate amount of angelica, an appropriate amount of cinnamon

A small amount of pepper, an appropriate amount of Amomum villosum

An appropriate amount of fragrant slices, an appropriate amount of galangal

An appropriate amount of dry ginger, an appropriate amount of fennel

A small amount of cloves, a small amount of cinnamon leaves

An appropriate amount of orange peel, an appropriate amount of cinnamon twigs

A small amount of dark soy sauce and an appropriate amount of sugar

How to make lotus leaf duck

1. Place the purchased fresh lotus leaves in the sun Exposed to the sun for easy storage.

2. Prepare the seasonings. If you can’t buy them, just pick a few, the most important ones are star anise, cinnamon and cumin.

3. Let the ducks be slaughtered by the vegetable seller. Take them home and remove the excess hair and rinse them thoroughly.

4. Next, tie the duck with a rope.

5. Fill the pot with water, add ginger slices, boil the water and blanch the duck. Then take it out and pour out the water.

6. Place the blanched duck on the lotus leaf.

7. This will tie the duck up again with rope.

8. Put water in the pot and add Meat King seasoning.

9. Put in the tied duck.

10. Pour in a bottle of beer.

11. Pour in dark soy sauce. Start on high heat and then reduce to medium heat for 20 minutes.

12. Add sugar. To make the duck more delicious, you can poke a few more holes in the lotus leaves. Now it's time to cook over low heat for forty minutes.

13. Look at the soup and the water is almost gone.

14. Now you can loosen the duck, the color is just right!

Tips

Introduction to lotus leaves:

1. Clear away heat and relieve summer heat. It can not only clear away heat and relieve summer heat, but also increase spleen yang and treat summer heat and diarrhea. It is often used in combination with lentils, etc.

2 Diarrhea due to spleen deficiency. For those with spleen deficiency and qi deficiency and diarrhea, it can also be added to the spleen and stomach medicine for use together.

3 Lose weight. Used to make tea and cook meals, which can have a weight loss effect.

4 Allergic dermatitis. Generally refers to allergic dermatitis caused by allergy after contact with paint. You can apply lotus leaf decoction in water.

5 Reduce fat and lower blood pressure. In winter, the elderly have high blood lipids and can reduce lipids by eating lotus leaves.