There are many ways to make lotus seeds. We can make soup with lotus seeds, dessert with lotus seeds and porridge with lotus seeds. The porridge boiled by lotus seeds is not only delicious, but also highly effective in health care.
Lotus seed is the seed of the woody aquatic plant Nelumbo nucifera in Nymphaeaceae. Also known as Bai Lianhua, lotus seeds, fresh lotus seeds and lotus meat. Lotus, also known as lotus, magnolia and water lily. Produced in most parts of China, the best producing areas are Xiangtan, Hunan, Xuanping, Zhejiang (now Liucheng District) and Jianning, Fujian. Traditionally known as the three famous lotus in China, they were all offerings in ancient times. At present, Guangchang and Qiandao Lake in Jiangxi Province also have a large total planting area. When the fruit is ripe in autumn and winter, cut off the lotus (lotus) and take down the fruit; Or take the fruit that falls into the water and sinks into the mud, remove the core, use it fresh or dry it in the sun, or peel off the skin and heart of lotus seeds (turquoise germ), which is specially called lotus meat or lotus meat. 1July 1994, at the end of 2002 and in the winter of 2006, after three times of space cooperation, Bai Lianhua became a "Lotus in Outer Space".
Lotus seed porridge is a common health-preserving medicinal diet for Han people. Raw materials include japonica rice and lotus seeds, and its dietotherapy function is to strengthen spleen and kidney. It is suitable for spleen deficiency, food stagnation, constipation, lethargy, kidney deficiency, frequent micturition and urgency, frequent nocturnal emission, insomnia due to gallbladder deficiency, hypomnesis, palpitation and other symptoms. It can be used as a healthy diet for physical weakness after illness. Eat on an empty stomach or as a meal.
Process:
Ingredients: white rice 200g (steamed).
Accessories: 50 grams of lotus seeds and 20 grams of dried auricularia auricula.
Seasoning: 5g of pure grain wine and 2g of salt.
1. Lotus seeds are put into white sugar, soaked in warm water for one night, then steamed in a steamer for 40 minutes, and taken out after loosening.
2. Soak the auricularia auricula in water, remove the roots, and then cut it into silk.
3. Pour all the seasonings (one cup of bone soup, 5g of wine and 2g of salt) into the pot, then add the shredded black fungus and cook until cooked, then remove and control the moisture.
4. Just put lotus seeds and black fungus in hot porridge.
Above, we introduced what lotus seeds are in detail. We know that lotus seeds have very high use value, efficacy and function. Eating lotus seeds often can bring us good health. Lotus seeds can prevent cancer and lower blood pressure. We can make lotus seeds into lotus porridge. The method of lotus seed porridge is introduced in detail above.