Soaked Bitter Lotus

Name: Soaked Bitter Lotus
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 catty Bitter lotus; 2 taels salt; 10 capsules Sugar 1 tael; 220ml pepper; 1 piece Cold boiled water; 2 pcs ginger; 3 pcs star anise; Aniseed

by Caohai (from Tencent.)

5.0 (1)

Favorite

5

Difficulty

Easy

Time

5m

Serving

4

The bitter lotus has the effects of clearing away heat, reducing dryness, detoxification, and beautifying. And the cooking is also delicious, such as stewed pork belly and stewed chicken. It's better to cut into scrambled eggs. It is an indispensable dish in Tuan Nian dishes.

Ingredients

Soaked Bitter Lotus

1. Wash the bitter lotus

2. Salt for a day

3. Put it in a bowl and seal it

4. The next day, put sugar and marinate for one day

5. Put it in a bowl and seal it up

6. On the third day, prepare the pepper, star anise, ginger, brine, etc.

7. Put these in a clean glass bottle without oil

8. Put bitter lotus in the glass jar

9. Pour in salt water and drown the bitter lotus, close the lid and put it in the refrigerator for 1 month.

10. It’s a delicious appetizer and can also be used as other side dishes

Tips:
1. First marinate with salt for a day and then marinate with sugar for a day to taste
2. After soaking for about a month, you can have a refreshing appetizer
3. The glass jar can also be soaked in the kimchi jar.