1 First, let's stir the batter. Most methods are to mix flour with eggs and proper amount of water to make it as thick as yogurt, but the surface of fried lotus root box is soft and not very brittle.
Friends who love crispy skin can try my recipe: add aluminum-free baking powder the size of a fingernail to the flour (baking powder doesn't need too much), and then add a proper amount of water to make a paste. The consistency is similar to yogurt. Of course, if you care more about baking powder, you can change it to the formula of egg batter. Actually, baking powder is fine.
2. Processing of lotus root slices: peel the lotus root, cut it into pieces of medium thickness and soak it in salt water, so that the lotus root slices are not easy to break.
3, meat stuffing: It is recommended to choose meat stuffing with less fat, so it tastes more fragrant. Pour the meat stuffing into a container, add chopped green onion and Jiang Mo, stir in one direction with chopsticks, then add cooking wine, oyster sauce and starch in turn to taste and remove the fishy smell, and stir evenly.
4. Before frying, add a proper amount of salt and white pepper to the prepared batter and mix well to make the surface crisp and fragrant.
5. Take out the lotus root slices soaked in water and drain. Sandwich an appropriate amount of meat between two lotus root slices and dip it in batter. The thickness of dipping sauce will determine the taste of fried noodles. My personal experience is that if the surface is evenly dipped and lifted without dropping batter, it can be fried in the pot.
6. Pour the oil in a frying pan and heat it to 60% (try it with wooden chopsticks, and the oil temperature is almost the same with small bubbles at the ends of chopsticks). Turn to low heat and fry it in a lotus root box wrapped with batter. Remember to fry it with chopsticks while fishing, so that the fried color looks good.
7. Fry until the skin is golden on both sides, remove it and put it on kitchen paper to control the oil. You can eat it after a little cooling.
8. Friends who love sweet and sour lotus root boxes go one step further. Use 2 tablespoons vinegar +3 tablespoons soy sauce+half a tablespoon salt+1 tablespoon sugar+1 tablespoon starch to make sauce, and dice tomatoes. Pour a little oil into the pan, add diced tomatoes and the prepared sauce and stir fry. When it bubbles slightly, add the fried lotus root box. When the surface is evenly coated with sauce, take it out of the pot and put it on a plate. Sprinkle with chopped green onion and sesame seeds.