Spare ingredients: glutinous rice 100g, lotus root 200g, appropriate amount of brown sugar, appropriate amount of red dates and appropriate amount of medlar;

Production process: the first step is to prepare all the required ingredients in place. It is best to choose a thick, smooth and impurity-free lotus root, clean it, peel off the skin, and wash the glutinous rice and soak it in water for one night.

The second step is to take out the soaked glutinous rice directly when you want to use it the next day. Soak the red dates in warm water for a while. After the skin of jujube becomes soft, scrub it clean, then remove the core and cut into pieces. Soak medlar in water for a while.

Step 3, after all the ingredients are ready, cut the peeled lotus root at one end with a knife, being careful not to cut it into sections, only exposing the hole of the lotus root, and then insert the soaked glutinous rice into the hole of the lotus root with chopsticks;

Step 4, cover the cut lotus root, fix it with a toothpick, add a proper amount of water into the pot, add brown sugar, ginger slices and processed red dates, and put the lotus root stuffed with glutinous rice into the pot. I use a pressure cooker, but if you have enough time, you can use an ordinary pot.

The fifth step, about 20 minutes, open the lid, add the medlar, and continue to stew for 5 minutes. When the time is almost up, you can open the lid, take out the prepared glutinous rice lotus root, take out the toothpick, cut it into pieces, put it on a plate, and pour the soup on it.

Cooking tip: 1, glutinous rice lotus root can be said to be the most delicious lazy method of glutinous rice. The reason why it is called lazy method is of course because it is simple and can be made without too many processes. Glutinous rice and lotus root are two valuable ingredients. First of all, glutinous rice is a kind of sticky food, which has strong water absorption and can fully absorb soup juice, and its taste is richer, sweeter and more delicious.