Cold Lotus Root in Vinegar Sauce
Chinese name: 炝莲菜 (qiàng lián cài)Style: Shaanxi Cuisine
Characteristics: Cold Lotus Root in Vinegar Sauce tastes crispy and refreshing, appearing red and white.
Cold Lotus Root in Vinegar Sauce is a typical cold dish in Shaanxi Province, China. It is a good food on hot summer days, since lotus root itself has the function of relieving heat and sunstroke.
Besides eaten cold, lotus root, 'ginseng in water', can be cooked to make many kinds of warm dishes by stir-frying, braising or steaming.
Ingredients:
lotus root, 350g
carrot , 150g
chopped green onion
chopped ginger
salt
chicken essence (chicken stock/bouillon) or monosodium glutamate
white sugar
dry chili sections
white vinegar
Note: the amount of the ingredients especially the seasonings listed above can be appropriately used according to one's personal taste.
Preparation:
1. Peel the lotus root. Wash them in water. Cut into thin slices and put onto a plate.
2. Peel the carrot and wash it. Cut some shallow slots in it evenly, and then cut into thin slices. (You may also just cut the carrot into thin shreds). Put onto a separate plate.
Methods:
| STEP 1 Half fill a wok with water, bring the water to boil. Then add the lotus root and carrot slices. Stir and boil for 1 minute and then pick them out of the wok, and remove excess water through a colander. Put them into a basin filled with cold water to cool for a while. |
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| STEP 2 Drain the lotus root and carrot slices through a colander again. Pour the water out of the wok, and place it over a high heat until hot. Add some cooking oil and heat to about 90℃(194℉). At the same time, put the chopped green onion and ginger, and the dry chili sections onto the lotus root and carrot slices. Spoon the oil out of the wok and pour over the vegetables. |
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| STEP 3 Add salt, white sugar, chicken essence and white vinegar into the oiled lotus root and carrot slices. Stir it well with a patula or chopsticks. |
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| STEP 4 Pour it onto a fine porcelain plate and serve. Now all processes of the recipe are done. Cold Lotus Root in Vinegar Sauce is cooked. |
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