2, fried lotus root strips generally cut the lotus root very thin, so it will not take long to fry. Generally, when the oil temperature is 60% hot, lotus root strips will be fried with medium heat until both sides are yellow. Generally, thin lotus root strips should be fried for 3-4 minutes. The first time we fried the lotus root strips, and the second time we fried the lotus root strips with 70% hot oil for half a minute to crisp them.