While the brown sugar sticky rice root is very delicious, but the food store sells too expensive, so a small portion of the surprisingly have to me twenty-five dollars. In fact, this delicious snack, we can make our own at home. Six dollars can do a big plate, ingredients and practice is not difficult, the most important thing is to do it yourself more assured, there is no additives, made out of delicious and healthy. Next I will introduce the detailed practice of this brown sugar glutinous rice root to you, like friends may wish to try it.
Brown sugar glutinous rice lotus root
Instruments: 120 grams of glutinous rice, lotus root 1 section
Applications: rock sugar, brown sugar (both moderate)
Practice:
1, put the glutinous rice in water, at least soaked overnight. The soaked glutinous rice becomes more fluffy, and at this point it can be easily crushed with your thumb and forefinger.
2. Wash the lotus root and peel off the skin. The tip of the lotus root should also be peeled off a layer, but do not remove it completely, otherwise it will be a bit leaky rice.
3. Cut the thicker, fuller end of the lotus root, revealing the hole inside the root. If there is any sediment in the holes, you need to soak it in water for a while and then rinse it off.
4, the soaked glutinous rice into the lotus root, stuffed with chopsticks to poke down, try to fill the holes as tightly as possible. This is so that when you are ready, when you slice the lotus root, you will not let the glutinous rice in the hole fall out. The tip of the lotus root should also be stuffed with glutinous rice.
5. After filling the holes, put the lotus root tips back in place and insert toothpicks to hold them in place. You can insert a few more to make sure they are securely fastened to prevent the root tips from falling off during cooking, causing the glutinous rice to leak out.
6, the treatment of the completion of the lotus root into the pot, pour water into the pot, put rock sugar and brown sugar. Turn off the heat and cook for three hours, then take out the cooked lotus root and let it cool.
7, cut the lotus root into slices and put them into a plate, a plate of brown sugar lotus root is finished, not only the aroma is strong, the taste is also very sweet.
Tips:
1, the glutinous rice must be soaked at least 12 hours in advance, otherwise the lotus root will be cooked through, the rice inside the lotus root holes have not been cooked soft.
2, the skin of the lotus root must be peeled clean, including the root part of the tip of the lotus root should be carefully peeled off a layer, the skin is not clean, the good lotus root will have a black spot affecting the beauty.
3, cooking time into the rock sugar, can make the sweet flavor mellow not greasy, into the brown sugar can make the cooking out of the lotus root, presenting a beautiful dark red
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