About lotus root how to make soup how to make lotus root powder is a certain way of cooking. The first choice of lotus root is very critical, the selection of lotus root body is short and round, there are dense fine spots on behalf of the lotus root is more old body, powder more tender lotus root.
Second in the cut lotus root, peeled lotus root should be soaked in water to prevent contact with the air oxidation black affect the appearance of lotus root to cut large pieces of cut with the back of the knife to shoot loose lotus root tissues, but do not shoot all the lotus root rotten. The third is the most important step, boiled lotus root soup must be used in a pressure cooker in high heat simmering out of the lotus root will be powder, if you do not use a pressure cooker even if the original powder lotus root after cooking are turned into hard hard water lotus root. The following share the practice of lotus root bone soup:
Lotus root soup how to use lotus root powder? To lotus root powder should start from choosing lotus root, powdered lotus root is suitable for soup. Because the starch content of powdered lotus root is relatively high, you will feel powdered after making soup. The method of selecting powdered lotus root is very simple:
1, look at the color of the outer skin of the lotus root. The color is dark and pink is usually pink lotus root.
2, cut and count the number of holes in the lotus root. Pink lotus root has 11 holes, crisp lotus root has 9 holes. 7 holes of pink lotus root is more common in the market, also suitable for soup, better than 9 holes of lotus root. This kind of 7-hole lotus root, also known as safflower lotus root, has a brownish-yellow skin, is short and thick, and has a bitter taste when eaten raw, but due to its high starch content, it is more suitable for making soup or glutinous rice lotus root, which tastes very powdery. Now the lotus root is well chosen the following began to make soup.
Pork bone, lotus root, peanut rice, salt
1, the first few minutes to remove the bitterness of peanut rice into the pressure cooker standby.
2, the pig bone over water to remove the fishy, fishing up and rinse clean foam, the bone into the pressure cooker standby.
3, the lotus root peeled and cut into large pieces, and then use the back of the knife to pat loose lotus root tissue, quickly into the pressure cooker.
4, put the right amount of water, to be a little more water than usual soup, cooking with medium heat will be more water consumption.
5, large fire after the burn to medium heat continue to boil for about half an hour, everyone's home pressure cooker cooking time will be different, according to their own pressure cooker to judge the time, to be under pressure cooker gas into the salt seasoning can be.
Pot lotus root soup I usually use ribs, and then add some peanuts, so that out of the lotus root soup has a moisturizing lungs and stomach, through the blood, prolonging the efficacy of life.
According to personal taste, add the right amount of salt, chicken essence, sprinkled with chopped green onions on it!