Steamed Pumpkin with Red Dates and Lotus Seeds

Name: Steamed Pumpkin with Red Dates and Lotus Seeds
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200g pumpkin; 3 pcs Red dates; 50g Lotus seed; Some honey

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5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

15m

Serving

2

Pumpkin contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients. It can be used in dishes or as a staple food and made into cakes, which is very popular among people. Pumpkin not only has higher edible value. And it has a therapeutic effect that cannot be ignored. According to "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet and non-toxic, enters the spleen and stomach meridians, can nourish the lungs and replenish qi, resolve phlegm and excrete thick, deworming and detoxification, treating cough and asthma, treating lung carbuncle and constipation, It also has diuretic and cosmetic effects. There are always pumpkins at home, and relatives know that I love to eat delicious food. Every time when pumpkins are on the market, they will give me some high-quality pumpkins grown by myself. These organic old pumpkins are big, plump and sweet, and they can last a long time. It is also easy to store. Store the whole in a cool place. It can be stored for as long as the first half of the year. After cutting it, you must eat it as soon as possible, otherwise it will deteriorate. Today I use pumpkin to make a dessert: "Steamed Pumpkin with Red Dates and Lotus Seeds" is nutritious, healthy and low-fat~

Ingredients

200g Pumpkin
3 pcs Red Dates
50g Lotus Seed
Some Honey

Steamed Pumpkin with Red Dates and Lotus Seeds

1. Ingredients: pumpkin, red dates, lotus seeds

Steamed Pumpkin with Red Dates and Lotus Seeds recipe

2. Soak lotus seeds and red dates in boiling water 30 minutes in advance, peel and cut pumpkin

3. Sharp corners shape outward

4. Put red dates in the middle

5. Put lotus seeds at intervals (please place them as you think they look good, feel free)

6. Put it in a steamer and steam over high heat for 20 minutes. Dip in honey or pour the honey directly on top.

Tips:
The lotus seeds and red dates are soaked in advance to soften them, and they can be ripened at the same time as the pumpkin when they are steamed. The dipping material can be changed as you like, flexible and not rigid.