Autumn should eat more food [lotus root] ~ cold lotus root slices
Introduction:
"Why should we eat more lotus roots in autumn?" people often say: lotus is a treasure, and autumn lotus root is the most nourishing. In autumn, the weather becomes dry, so we should focus on Nourishing Yin and clearing heat, moistening dryness and relieving thirst, clearing heart and calming nerves. Lotus root is one of the best tonic products. After the beginning of autumn, fresh lotus root has become a common dish on people's table. Lotus root is divided into red lotus root, white lotus root and Mahua lotus root. The red lotus root is long and thin, with brown yellow and rough skin, rich in starch and less water. It is glutinous but not crisp. It is better for soup making; the white lotus root is fat, tender and smooth in appearance, silvery white, crisp and juicy in meat, rich in sweetness, and it is better to eat raw; the Mahua lotus root is pink, rough in appearance, rich in starch. Fresh lotus root is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins. In tuber food, lotus root has high iron content, so it is suitable for patients with iron deficiency anemia. This is the reason why lotus root is used to supplement other materials to make soup and enrich blood. The sugar content of lotus root is not very high, but also contains high vitamin C and dietary fiber, which is very beneficial for people with liver disease, constipation, diabetes and other weak diseases. Lotus root is rich in vitamin K, with hemostatic effect, for congestion, hematemesis, Qi blood, blood in urine, blood in stool and maternal very suitable. Lotus root raw food can clear away heat, moisten lung, cool blood and stasis. If the fresh lotus root is pressed for juice, the effect is better. The ancients often used fresh lotus root juice, fresh pear juice, fresh mang juice and sugarcane juice to treat fever, thirst, Yin injury, anxiety and other diseases. Lotus root cooked to eat, can invigorate the spleen appetizer, antidiarrheal solid essence. The old people often eat lotus root, which can be adjusted to appetizer, benefit blood and marrow, tranquilize mind and prolong life. Women postpartum can also eat lotus root, postpartum this taboo food raw cold, but only not taboo lotus root, this is because it has the characteristics of hemostasis and stasis. In addition, lotus root has the effect of clearing lung and stopping bleeding, and it is also good for tuberculosis patients. When you buy, you should choose the one with yellowish brown skin, thick and white meat, pay attention to no damage, no rot, no rust, no shrinkage and no discoloration, and the smaller the "Parrot Head" on the top, the better. If the lotus root is black and has peculiar smell, it is not suitable to eat. When processing fresh lotus root, don't use raw iron pot to prevent fresh lotus root from discoloring. In order to keep the peeled lotus root from turning brown, soak the peeled lotus root in dilute vinegar water for 5 minutes and then take it up and dry it to keep its jade white water tender and not change color. Fried lotus root silk, lotus root silk usually black, if you add some water while frying, fried lotus root silk will be white as jade. When we usually eat lotus root, we often discard it. In fact, it is a good hemostatic. The hemostatic and astringent effect of lotus root is stronger than that of fresh lotus root because it contains about 2% lysine and aspartate amine. After smashing lotus root knot and adding proper amount of brown sugar to decoct, it has certain curative effect on various kinds of bleeding such as hematemesis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hematochezia, uterine bleeding and so on. It is worth noting that some people should not eat lotus root raw, because the nature of fresh lotus root is cool, it is difficult to digest raw lotus root with cold sauce, which damages the spleen and stomach. Therefore, people with spleen deficiency and cold stomach and easy diarrhea should eat cooked lotus root. Puerpera general postpartum 1-2 weeks later to eat lotus root is more appropriate
Production steps:
Step 1: cold lotus root to choose a whole section of lotus root at the top of the section, because the top section is the latest to grow out, used for cold and fried to eat the most crisp, and no residue. If it is stewed lotus root, choose the middle or the last section is better, the back of the lotus root soup noodles sweet.
Step 2: cut the lotus root into thin slices after peeling. Rinse the starch on the lotus root with cold water.
Step 3: blanch under water for 1 minute.
Step 4: after the lotus root out of the pot, immediately put it into cold water and ice it.
Step 5: take the small spoon in Figure 5 as the standard, half of the salt, 3 spoons of sugar and 4 spoons of cold vinegar. This dish is very simple, but if the ratio of sugar and vinegar is not good, it will not be very delicious.
Step 6: add some sesame oil and decorate the plate. It's a very popular dish for friends.
Materials required:
Lotus root: right amount
Salt: right amount
Sugar: right amount
Cold vinegar: right amount
Sesame oil: appropriate amount
Delicacy: delicacy of WeChat is the official account of the cuckoo cuisine.
Production difficulty: simple
Process: mixing
Production time: 10 minutes
Taste: sweet and sour
Chinese PinYin : Qiu Ji Ying Gai Duo Chi De Shi Wu Ou Liang Ban Ou Pian
Autumn should eat more food [lotus root] ~ cold lotus root slices
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