Name: Marinated Lotus Root Slices
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500g Lotus root; 1 small piece Pork belly; 2 tablets ginger; 1 tbsp Cooking Wine; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tbsp White sugar; 1 Bay leaf; 1 Dried chili; 1 piece star anise; 20 capsules pepper; 1 piece Tsaoko; 2 pcs Cardamom

Marinated Lotus Root Slices

1. The grass fruit and cardamom are cracked with the back of a knife. Put all the spices except chili in the tea bag (put it directly into the pot if you don’t have it); peel the lotus root and cut into thick slices, put it in the pot, add the pork belly and all the spices to taste material

2. Add water until it is level with the ingredients, and after boiling over high heat, skim off the foam

3. Cover the lid of the pressure cooker and turn to medium heat. After SAIC, turn to medium and low heat for about 15 minutes and turn off the heat. It’s best to soak overnight, and then remove the lotus root slices from the brine juice when you eat

Tips:
1. The lotus root slice itself has no taste. It is definitely not enough to just put the spices and seasonings. The secret is to put a piece of pork belly in addition to the ordinary spices and seasonings, so that the marinade has oily and meaty aromas, so that the marinated vegetables It will be delicious (the braised pork belly is also edible, although the meat is not too big, don’t waste it). Spices, what to put in the house, if it is marinated meat, remember that onion, ginger and garlic are indispensable;
2. After the lotus root slices are eaten in the marinade, you can add other vegetables and meat dishes to continue marinating. The older the marinade, the better. Each time you cook the marinade, add some spices and seasonings according to the brine. If the brine is not used for the time being, filter out the residue, fully boil it and let it cool, then put it in a clean container, seal it and store it in the refrigerator, and just take it out when you need it to thaw it; if you don’t use it for a long time, remember to take it out regularly to re-brine and freeze ；
3. The pressure cooker in my home has better airtightness, so the cooking time may be less than that of ordinary pressure cookers. If you use an ordinary pressure cooker, you need to add a few minutes as appropriate.