1 How to remove the skin of lotus seeds. Boil
Boil the rice soup, pour in the dried lotus seeds, cook until slightly swollen, remove from the pot and drain the rice soup. Stuffing and drying
Put the boiled lotus seeds into plant ash or fine charcoal ash while they are hot, let them be evenly coated in the fine ash, and then pile them up for several hours to dry them out. Chop
Hold the lotus seed with one hand and hold the knife with the other hand. First remove the two ends of the lotus seed, and then chop off the middle part. A shelled lotus seed will come out.
Soak the lotus seeds in cold water for a period of time, and you can peel the lotus seed shells directly, just a little slower. But it cannot be used directly for cooking. The red layer inside and the lotus heart inside must be removed before it can be used for cooking or soup. 2 How to remove lotus seed clothing
Boil water in a pot, add edible alkali, add lotus seeds, and check the boiling condition while boiling until the lotus clothing can be easily separated from the lotus flesh, then add water Let it cool, stir it properly, and then take it out after the skin is completely removed. 3. How to peel out the heart of lotus seeds
Boil the undressed lotus seeds in hot water. When the heads of the lotus seeds are slightly open, take them out and dry them slightly. Use a bamboo skewer to pick out the bottom of the lotus seeds. When the lotus core comes out, it becomes lotus seeds that can be cooked directly in the pot. 4. How to boil lotus seeds so that they can be soaked in alkaline water?
Soak the lotus seeds in hot alkaline water. The ratio of alkali to water is one to ten. After the alkali is completely dissolved, soak the lotus seeds for about an hour. Then knead the lotus seeds with your hands to make the skin of the lotus seeds completely fall off. Then put them in hot water and start soaking. You will find that the lotus seeds can be boiled easily. Freezing method
Put the lotus seeds in the freezer in advance and wait for a day before taking them out to cook. You will find that they will rot easily. And you don’t need to use a pressure cooker when cooking lotus seeds. Just boil it, then put it on the stove to simmer. Turn off the heat and continue to simmer. Wait until the pot cools down and then turn on the heat. Continue to boil. Repeat this process three or four times. , the lotus seeds were boiled.