Main ingredients

Lotus root

2 sections

Accessories

Glutinous rice

200g

White sugar

7g

Brown sugar

20g

Red dates

8 pieces< /p>

Steps

1. Prepare materials. (Blank the toothpicks in boiling water in advance)

2. Soak the glutinous rice for about 1 hour.

3. Drain the soaked glutinous rice, add sugar and stir evenly.

4. After peeling and cleaning the lotus root, make a diagonal cut on the other end of the lotus root. Do not throw away the cut lotus root joints, they will be used as lids later.

5. After cleaning the lotus root holes, slowly pour the glutinous rice mixed with white sugar into the lotus root. You can use chopsticks to slowly poke it in. If there are small holes, you can use a toothpick to poke them. , there must be no holes.

6. Cover with the lotus root joints you just cut, and use toothpicks to secure the seal.

7. Put the lotus roots stuffed with glutinous rice into a stew pot (or pressure cooker), add brown sugar, red dates, and enough water to cover the lotus roots. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook for half an hour.

8. Finally, take out the lotus root joints and let them cool and slice them; do not pour away the remaining soup in the pot, turn on the high heat, because there is sugar in the soup and it will become thicker after heating. Just pour it on the sliced ??glutinous rice lotus root, or you can pour osmanthus syrup directly on top.

Tips

1. Be very patient when stuffing glutinous rice. Carefully compact each hole, but remember not to stuff it too hard. After the glutinous rice is cooked, It will swell and bulge out easily.