Chinese Food
Red date and glutinous rice lotus root
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Lotus roots in a lake need to be picked for another five months. 300 professional lotus diggers continue from sunrise to sunset every day. In China's major province with freshwater lakes, such scenes are staged year by year. When we have the right to stay away from nature and enjoy delicious food, we should be most grateful for the people who have achieved delicious food through labor and wisdom. &Glutinous rice lotus root. Glutinous rice is infused in lotus root. With big red dates, it is a unique Chinese dessert in Jiangnan traditional dishes. It is famous for its sweet, crisp and fragrant characteristics.
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:Wash the glutinous rice and soak it in water for 23 hours. Wash lotus root and remove its skin. Use a knife to cut two or three centimeters off one end of the lotus root. Leave it as a cover. Fill in the lotus root with the soaked glutinous rice and red date meat. At the same time, poke it with chopsticks to make it stronger.
Step2:Put glutinous rice and dates into lotus root's eyes. Cover the lotus root's cap and fix it with toothpick.
Step3:Put the stuffed glutinous rice lotus root into the pot. Pour water into the pot before the lotus root. Put sugar and dates in the pot. Boil over high heat. Transfer to medium heat and cook until glutinous rice and lotus root are soft and rotten.
Cooking tips:The boiled red date and glutinous rice lotus root can be sliced and eaten after being cooled. When eating, it can also be drenched with sweet osmanthus and honey. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
