Osmanthus fragrans glutinous rice lotus root is a classic dessert in southern China. Among the four most humane street snacks in Jinling and Nanjing, sweet-scented osmanthus honey lotus root occupies a place, and the other three are sweet-scented osmanthus taro seedlings, plum blossom cakes and red bean wine dumplings. In terms of nutritional value, this delicious and soft-scented dessert has the effects of enriching blood, invigorating qi, nourishing stomach and beautifying, and can be called the best health care in snacks! So how did glutinous rice lotus root do it? It's not complicated. Soak glutinous rice and put it into lotus root, then put red dates, sweet-scented osmanthus sauce, rock sugar, brown sugar and jujube into a pressure cooker and slowly press them out. Next, introduce the method in detail.

Steamed lotus root with glutinous rice

Ingredients: lotus root 1 root, 60g of glutinous rice soaked in advance, 4-6 soaked red dates, 80g of rock sugar and 6 tablespoons of osmanthus honey.

Exercise:

Step 1: soak the glutinous rice in water for 2-3 hours, drain it for later use, and remove the core after softening the jujube with water.

Step 2: Wash and peel the lotus root and cut off the head and tail for later use.

Step 3, rinse the lotus root hole with clear water, and scrape it with a knife if it is not easy to clean. Pour glutinous rice into the hole of lotus root and push it down with chopsticks. Make sure that every hole is filled with glutinous rice, but don't force it too hard, because glutinous rice will swell when it is cooked, and it will swell if it is stuffed too much. )

The fourth step is to cover the two ends of the lotus root that has just been cut back and fix it with toothpicks, so that the glutinous rice will not spread.

Step 5, add water to the pot, add lotus root, red dates, rock sugar and osmanthus honey.

Step 6, after boiling, turn to low heat and continue to cook until the lotus root tastes soft and waxy.

Step 7: Pick up the lotus root, let it cool thoroughly, and then cut it into pieces. You can eat it whole if you like.

A delicious sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root is ready.

Tip: Sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root, also known as honey sauce glutinous rice lotus root, is one of the traditional desserts in Jiangnan. It is a unique Chinese dessert in traditional dishes in the south of the Yangtze River. Osmanthus fragrans enjoys a high reputation for its sweetness, crispness and fragrance, which is suitable for all ages.