1. Fresh small elbows bought in the market are just two or three kilograms, but the lotus leaves are too big to pack. Soak in cold water for a period of time to remove blood. Spread two spoons of salt after you have fished it out, and if you have time, you should also use some soy sauce to make it more colored. After dealing with the elbow, just throw it away~~~
2. We don’t have fresh lotus leaves in the Northeast, I bought dried lotus leaves. Bring the water in the pot to a boil, and blanch the dried lotus leaves. It will become soft and green. You don't need to throw the water, and you will directly blanch your elbows for a while. Take out the lotus leaf and wrap the elbow that has just been processed, just like we usually wrap the lotus leaf glutinous rice ribs with rice. In fact, it's all on the package.
3. Tie up the elbows with cotton thread and tie the elbows together so that the flowers will not scatter when they boil. Some friends shared that the elbows cooked in this way are firm. I didn't find it!
4. Put the tied elbows directly into the lotus leaf water just now. If the water is not enough, fill in some clean water. Add onion, ginger, pepper, aniseed, cinnamon, bay leaves, cooking wine, soy sauce, and the taste is very fresh. The salt depends on your taste , I used a small steamer, just a pot of water, I put five spoons of salt. If the elbow is not soaked, the elbow is still a little bland. Northeastern people like to eat it with garlic sauce.
5. After boiling, simmer for between one and a half hours to two hours, depending on the taste you like. I cooked it for 1 hour and 40 minutes. After it's cooked, turn off the heat and just soak it to make it more delicious. Take out before eating and cut into plates and serve.
6. The elbows that have been cooked are very tender, and the lean meat is not fired. Daughters and husbands prefer to eat meat that is fat and lean.
Tips:The knuckles and lotus leaves boiled in this way will be suspended in the water with the knuckles, so they will not stick to the bottom of the pot, and the flavor will have the fragrance of lotus leaves.
