How to eat lotus root is delicious Lotus root is a common vegetable, and eating lotus root has a good health care function. Lotus root can be crispy or stewed very tender. There are many ways to make lotus roots. Let's see how to eat lotus root.

How to eat lotus root is delicious? 1 1. Crispy lotus root mixed with galangal.

Ingredients: crispy lotus root, ginger, fried peanuts, garlic, chicken juice, coriander, shredded pepper, salt and sugar.

Production: Wash lotus root, peel it, cut it into small pieces, blanch it with hot water, scoop it up, drain it, spread it out, add chicken juice, ginger, garlic, coriander, shredded colored pepper, salt and sugar and mix well to serve.

Tip: You must choose crispy lotus root to have a refreshing feeling.

2. Moonlight in the lotus pond

Ingredients: crispy lotus root, tremella, yellow pepper, onion, garlic, peas, cooking wine, sugar, salt and corn flour.

Production: peeled lotus root, cut into thin circles horizontally, diced persimmon pepper, washed Dutch beans, torn off the hard edges at the head and tail, soaked tremella, washed and cut into small pieces; Cut the onion into sections and pat the garlic flat; Drying auricularia auricula in a white pot;

Put oil in the pot, add onion and garlic, and quickly fry peas; Put oil in the pan, add onion and garlic, stir-fry lotus root, add yellow pepper and Dutch beans when it is 80% ripe, season, stir-fry quickly, and thicken with raw flour and water to serve.

Tip: Dutch beans and lotus roots need to be fried at different times, so they should be fried separately. Colored peppers can be eaten raw, cooked quickly and added. You can also use the method of soaking in water, or add thick chicken soup or chicken juice to taste.

3. Fried lotus root cake

Ingredients: lotus root, pork, salt, sugar, soy sauce, raw flour, eggs and onions.

Production: peeled lotus root, cut into thin circles horizontally; Chop pork, add salt, corn starch, sugar and soy sauce, and add chopped green onion to make pork glue; Pat dry flour on both sides of the lotus root, paste pork glue on the lotus root and smooth it, heat the pot and put a little oil, then put the cooked pork lotus root ring in the pot and fry until both sides are golden.

Tip: Another way to make lotus root cake is to cut the cold lotus root into extremely thin slices, put two slices in the middle, and put shad meat in the middle.

4. Newly cultivated lotus root in flowerpot

Ingredients: Pork belly with skin, newly cultivated lotus root, salt, rock sugar and chopped green onion.

Production: Peel the lotus root, keep its original quality, boil the water in the pot, add the lotus root, add the whole pork belly and a little rock sugar, cook on high fire for 10 minute, then turn to low fire for about 40 minutes, add salt to taste, pick up the lotus root, cut it into large pieces, cut the flower meat into pieces, put the lotus root and the flower meat into a deep dish, sprinkle with chopped green onion and pour the soup.

5. Lotus root ribs

Ingredients: lotus root, ribs, dried octopus, mussel (dried oyster), crystal sugar, salt.

Production: Peel the lotus root and cut it into pieces, chop the ribs, boil the water, then put the lotus root, ribs, dried octopus and mussels in, cook in a pressure cooker for 18 minutes (if cooked in an ordinary casserole, the time will be extended), and then add salt and a little rock sugar to taste.

Tip: Lotus root must be cooked before cooking, so that it has a waxy taste; Dried cuttlefish and mussels are added to make the soup taste seafood, which is one of the most traditional soups in Guangdong.

6. Ancient sweet meat with lotus root

Ingredients: pork, lotus root, mung bean, peanut, soy sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar.

Production: Peel the pork, put it in a crock, add a little water, soy sauce and oyster sauce, then simmer on the fire until the pork is tender, and then slice it; Cut one end of lotus root into sections, beat mung beans and peanuts into lotus root holes, then add water to cook, pick up and cut into pieces; Put the lotus root pieces into a dish, put the simmered meat pieces on it, and then pour the gravy obtained when simmering the meat. You can eat it.

How to eat lotus root? 2 (1) Braised pork chop

Simple and easy, vegetarian dishes and meat are cooked together. The dishes are eye-catching, fake, fragrant, soft and glutinous, which are very suitable for the elderly and children with bad teeth and are also favored by people who control their weight.

Ingredients: lotus root 1 knot, flour100g.

Exercise:

Step 1: cut the lotus root into inches and soak it in salt water;

Step 2: add a little salt to the flour and make it into a thick paste;

Step 3: put cooking oil in the pot, put lotus root strips into the batter, dip them fully, fry them in the pot until golden brown, and take them out;

Step 4: Put the fried lotus root strips into a wok, add appropriate amount of seasonings such as boiling water, soy sauce and pepper, and collect the soup over high fire to serve.

(2) sweet cake with different colors.

This is a simple and easy-to-cook baked pasta with beautiful appearance and appetizing taste. Adding carrots and broad beans makes this snack more nutritious. Baking can effectively reduce the fat content and calories in food, which is very suitable for office workers to bring lunch.

Ingredients: lotus root 1 knot, broad bean100g, half carrot, flour100g.

Exercise:

Step 1: Dice carrot and lotus root respectively;

Step 2: put cooking oil in the pot and stir-fry broad beans, lotus roots and diced carrots until cooked;

Step 3: Mix the flour into batter with warm water, and pour the fried vegetables into the batter and mix well;

Step 4: Brush the baking tray with oil, arrange the batter in the baking tray with a spoon, bake at 200 degrees 10 minute, and serve.

Eating lotus root in spring and summer is healthy and delicious. Eating lotus root in different ways will make you healthy and happy every day.

Efficacy and function of lotus root

(1) clearing heat and cooling blood

Lotus root is cold, has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat heatstroke; Lotus root is sweet and light, which is especially beneficial to people with fever, thirst, epistaxis and hemoptysis.

(2) catharsis, spleen and appetite.

Lotus root contains mucin and dietary fiber, which can be combined with cholate in human body, cholesterol and triglyceride in food, so that it can be excreted from feces, thus reducing the absorption of lipids. Lotus root gives off a unique fragrance, and also contains tannin, which has certain functions of invigorating spleen, stopping diarrhea, stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, stimulating appetite and strengthening the body, and is beneficial to the recovery of people with poor appetite.

(3) Benefiting blood and promoting granulation

Lotus root has high nutritional value and is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium. It is also rich in protein, vitamins and starch, and has obvious effects of invigorating qi and blood and enhancing human immunity. Therefore, Chinese medicine calls it: "the Lord nourishes the spirit, benefiting qi and tonifying deficiency."

(4) stop bleeding and remove blood stasis

Lotus root contains a lot of tannic acid, which can constrict blood vessels and can be used to stop bleeding. Lotus root can also cool blood and disperse blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, which is a good diet for fever.

How to eat lotus root is delicious? 3. Lotus root ribs soup

Ingredients: ribs, lotus root, onion, ginger, salt, cooking wine.

Exercise:

1, ribs washed, cut into small pieces, lotus root washed and sliced;

2. Pour water into the casserole and put the washed ribs in;

3. Boil the water with a torch and skim off the floating foam;

4. Put onions, ginger, salt and cooking wine in the pot;

5. Simmer 1 hour or so, and add lotus root. Stew 1 hour or so, the lotus root will become soft.

Efficacy: This soup has the functions of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, nourishing blood and caring skin, and can be eaten by people with anemia and palpitation and insomnia.

Second, cold lotus root slices

Ingredients: lotus root, soy sauce, salt, monosodium glutamate, onion, ginger and garlic.

Exercise:

1. Wash and peel the lotus root, slice it, blanch it with boiling water, control the moisture, put it in a plate, mince the onion, shred the ginger and slice the garlic;

2. Put chopped green onion, shredded ginger and garlic slices on the lotus root slices, add soy sauce, refined salt and monosodium glutamate and mix well.

Efficacy: tonifying lung and nourishing blood, clearing heart and calming nerves.

Three, lotus root peanut eight claw soup

Ingredients: lotus root 400g, peanut 150g, dried octopus 100g, ribs 400g, and appropriate seasoning.

Exercise:

1. Wash lotus root and cut into pieces. Wash dried octopus and soak for 3-5 hours. Wash peanuts and ribs for later use.

2. Boil the water in the pot. After the water is boiled, put all the prepared ingredients into the pot, cook for 15 minutes, and then simmer for 1 ~ 2 hours. Seasoning properly after flameout, eating dregs and drinking soup.

Efficacy: This soup has the functions of moistening lung, stopping bleeding and diuresis.

Fourth, pear lotus root juice

Materials: pear 1 piece, lotus root 1 root, purified water 100ml, honey 1 spoon.

Exercise:

1. Peel and core pears and cut them into small pieces. Peel the lotus root and cut it into small pieces (treat it quickly, otherwise it will turn black, or cut it and soak it in white vinegar, which can effectively avoid the lotus root from turning black);

2. Put the processed pears and lotus roots into the juicer, pour in 100ml purified water (it's too dry to open), and finely grind.

3. Stir the pear lotus root juice and filter it with gauze or screen.

Efficacy: nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, cooling blood and stopping bleeding.

The benefits of eating lotus root

1, lotus root beauty beauty

People with insufficient qi and blood, dry skin and bad complexion can have obvious health care effect by eating some lotus roots properly, because lotus roots have a good effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and are rich in vitamin C, protein, starch, iron, etc., which can tonify qi and blood, inhibit acne caused by excessive body heat, improve dull complexion and make skin more shiny.

2. Lotus root promotes gastrointestinal health.

Lotus root has a unique fragrance and crisp and sweet taste. When there is loss of appetite in summer, proper consumption of lotus root can effectively promote appetite, and tannin contained in lotus root is an effective substance for invigorating spleen and stopping diarrhea. Eating lotus root can not only effectively relieve loss of appetite, but also help pregnant women prevent morning sickness.

3, lotus root Tongwei

Lotus root is rich in dietary fiber. Eating lotus root can also prevent constipation. In addition, the mucus protein in lotus root can combine with cholate and cholesterol, and quickly excrete lipid substances in the body, so it can effectively promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and make defecation smoother.

4, lotus root slimming

Lotus root is rich in crude fiber. After this substance enters people's stomach, it can help the body to quickly discharge excess toxins and food residues, which can prevent constipation, so it has a certain slimming effect.

5. Lotus root cools blood and removes blood stasis

Raw lotus root can cool blood and remove blood stasis. If it is a menstruating woman, menstrual blood can't be excreted normally, just eat some fresh lotus root properly. In addition, eating lotus root can nourish yin and replenish blood.

It is very suitable for women with poor menstrual flow after delivery. The stewed lotus root can also play a role in promoting lactation. However, it should be noted that the lotus root is cool and is in the menstrual period. It is best for pregnant or lactating women to eat in moderation so as not to harm their health.