As August begins, the lotus flowers in some friends’ homes have begun to pass their peak blooming period, but Huahua feels that this is just the right time, because in the blink of an eye, you will be able to eat lotus seeds and lotus pods! Lotus' whole body is full of treasures. If you don't believe it, come and have a look with Huahua!
How to eat lotus
Huahua still remembers when she was a child, there was a pond outside the gate. In summer, it was so full of lotus that you could hardly even see the water! But in my mind, those lotus delicacies made by my mother were the ones that left me with endless aftertaste!
Preparation steps: 1. Fried lotus
1. Collect lotus petals, rinse with water and set aside.
2. Add a small amount of salt to the flour, beat an egg, and mix evenly until it becomes a paste.
3. Place the washed lotus petals in flour and roll them a few times to coat them with flour paste.
4. When the oil in the pot is hot, drop the lotus flowers wrapped in flour directly until the surface of the lotus flowers turns golden brown. Take them out to dry and serve.
2. Lotus leaf tea
The smell of lotus is very fragrant. Although it cannot be used to make tea directly, it can be stained with the fragrance of lotus to make the tea taste richer!
1. Wrap the lotus leaf in gauze or a net bag to make a tea bag, then place it in the stamens of the lotus, re-wrap the petals, and leave it for 2-3 days before taking it out.
2. Dry the tea leaves and store them. When drinking tea, you only need to brew the tea leaves and you will be able to smell the fragrance of lotus in the tea leaves!
How to eat lotus leaves
When Huahua was a child, Huahua always liked to pinch a big lotus leaf and put it on her head to avoid the heat, or to protect her hair when it rained. Now Think about it, I was really happy when I was a child!
Production steps! 1. Lotus leaf porridge
1. Pick off the lotus leaves, clean them and put them in a pot. Add water and bring to a boil over high heat. Then reduce to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Then remove the lotus leaves. Come on, all that's left is the green soup.
2. Wash the rice and pour it into the pot. After the flowers bloom, you can put the lotus leaves that you fished out before and put them back into the pot.
3. In this way, a pot of lotus leaf porridge that is refreshing and delicious is ready. Friends, is it very simple?
2. Lotus leaf rice
Huahua still remembers a particularly delicious meal in the university cafeteria called lotus leaf rice. When Huahua ate it for the first time, she was almost conquered by it!
1. Wash the rice, cook it and set aside.
2. Dry the fresh lotus leaves in the sun, then soak them in hot water until the lotus leaves become soft.
3. You can choose the dishes on the rice at will. Just add whatever you want to eat, stir-fry it with the cooked rice, and then spread the lotus leaves in the pot. Place the fried rice and vegetables on the lotus leaves, wrap them in lotus leaves, and cook for about half an hour.
4. In this way, the rice has the fragrance of lotus leaves, which is so delicious!
How to eat lotus seeds
As soon as the flowering period of the lotus is over, Huahua feels very happy because she can eat fragrant lotus seeds right away! But our favorite is the white fungus and lotus seed porridge!
Preparation steps:
1. Preparation materials: After washing the glutinous rice, soak it in water for about 2 hours. The lotus seeds and white fungus must be soaked until soft before use.
2. Put water in the pot and bring it to a boil over high heat. Put the glutinous rice and lotus seeds in the pot together. After it boils over high heat, simmer over low heat for half an hour.
3. Then put the white fungus in the pot and cook for half an hour and turn off the heat. This way you can have a bowl of fragrant lotus seed porridge!
How to eat lotus root
Not long after the lotus seeds are off the market, the lotus root can be eaten.
Preparation steps:
1. Peel off the skin of lotus root and cut into thin slices for later use.
2. Wash the pork, cut it into small pieces, then wait until the oil in the pot is hot, put the pork in and stir-fry until it changes color.
3. Put the cut lotus root into the pot, stir-fry until it is cooked, then add some seasonings, and serve directly out of the pot.