Name: Spicy Lotus Root
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 section Lotus root; 4 pieces Xianggan; 50g Salt ham; 1 piece green pepper; a little Red pepper; Some ginger; 20g chili sauce; Some shallot; Some salt; 15ml Soy sauce; 2g Sugar; 3ml Balsamic vinegar; a little Chicken Bouillon Powder; Some sesame oil

Spicy Lotus Root

by Red Bean Kitchen

4.7 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

10m

Serving

After the beginning of autumn, it is the lotus root city again.
Lotus root is sweet, rich in starch, protein, vitamin C and B1, and inorganic salts such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. The lotus root is easy to digest and suitable for nourishing young and old. It has the functions of clearing away heat and irritability, cooling blood to stop bleeding and dispersing stasis; cooked lotus root is warm in nature, has the effects of nourishing and strengthening the heart, nourishing and strengthening the spleen and stomach.
Add some chili sauce to stir fry this time, which is both appetizing and nutritious. It is an appetizing home-cooked dish that opens up your taste buds. "

Spicy Lotus Root

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. Peel and dice lotus roots and soak in water.

3. Dice the fragrant dried ham and dice the green and red peppers.

4. Pour olive oil into the wok and sauté the onion and ginger.

5. Pour the chili sauce to explode the aroma of the chili sauce.

6. Pour in the lotus root and stir fry.

7. Pour in a little cold water and continue to fry for a while.

8. Add sugar, then add salt and continue to stir fry.

9. Then add fragrant dried and ham.

10. Add soy sauce and stir fry evenly.

11. Add green and red peppers and continue to stir fry.

12. Pour the balsamic vinegar.

13. Add chicken essence.

14. Pour in the sesame oil, stir fry and turn off the heat evenly.

Tips:
The lotus root is soaked in clean water, and white vinegar can be added to the water to prevent the lotus root from discoloring.

I use Hunan Chili Sauce, which can also be made with chopped peppers.

Finally, add some balsamic vinegar to enhance the flavor and make the lotus root more crispy.