Delicious dishes must use good ingredients. How should we choose lotus vegetables? First of all, lotus seeds have seven holes and nine holes. Lotus seeds with seven holes are more suitable for soup, while cold dishes with nine holes will be more crisp and delicious. Glossy appearance will generally be fresh, do not choose black, if it is too white, you should also pay attention, it is likely to be soaked in chemical medicine. If you can see the section of lotus root, the bigger the vent hole, the more water the lotus root is and the better it tastes. Everyone knows that the lotus root grows in the mud in the water, and it is very difficult to dig it out. If you encounter a lotus root with a wound, don't choose it, because it will easily break inside.
The cold lotus root is cold, which has the effects of clearing away heat and stopping bleeding, promoting fluid production and resolving phlegm, and the cooked lotus root is very beneficial to the spleen and stomach. Especially for women, if you eat lotus seeds regularly, it will not only make you sleep better, but also make your skin smoother and have a cosmetic effect. Lotus is delicious and nutritious, so it is better to cook it at home often, and it is easier to store. You can prepare some in the refrigerator and take it out at any time, and the refrigerated lotus will taste better. Ok, let's make this sweet and sour cold lotus dish with Xiaobian!
Main ingredients: lotus root 1 piece, 2 red peppers, green peppers 1 piece, 2 shallots, 2 garlic cloves, small pieces of ginger, oil, white vinegar, salt, white sugar and sesame oil.
Main practices:
Step 1: First, wash and peel the lotus root, and peel it quickly, otherwise it will be easy to blacken. Then, cut the lotus root into 2 mm lotus leaf slices, soak them in cold water, add appropriate amount of white vinegar, and soak them for about 10 minute.
Step 2: Dice the red pepper and green pepper, dice the shallots, smash the garlic cloves and cut them into garlic foam, and cut the ginger into thin strips for later use in a bowl.
Step 3: Heat the pot and pour in a proper amount of oil. When the oil is hot, take it out with a spoon and pour it directly into the spare seasoning bowl.
Step 4: Start to boil water, first add a spoonful of white vinegar, so as to be more crisp. After the water is boiled, add a spoonful of salt, pour the sliced lotus leaves into boiling water, blanch them, boil over high fire for 1 min, then take them out, quickly pass the water with cold water and put them into a basin.
Step 5: add white vinegar, then pour the prepared seasoning, and finally add sugar and salt to taste, and mix well before serving.
Tips:
1. If you don't like ginger, you can choose to use ginger juice instead of cut ginger strips, and the taste will not be affected.
2. It is best to store lotus roots in the refrigerator before washing and cutting, and use cooler water when blanching, so that the lotus roots will be more crisp.
Summary: Summer is a season of eating cold dishes and drinking beer. Barbecue and beer can be eaten less, but who doesn't like cold lotus dishes with delicious nutrition? The rich nutrients have been introduced earlier, and eating more and eating less is not easy to get fat, so those friends who need to lose weight and love cold dishes should stop staring and join hands with Xiaobian! I'm skilled at cooking it myself, but it's better than the chef's. I can cook it at home whenever I want. On a summer night, the family can have dinner together happily, come to a large plate of homemade cold lotus dishes and chat with the air conditioner. There's nothing happier than this, right?