Tomato Lotus Flower
1.
Prepare the raw materials, soak the lotus seeds in water for more than half a day in advance;
2.
Boil a pot with boiling water, add the hoof flowers and ginger onion segments to blanch water;
3.
Heat a pan, add a little oil, add sliced ginger and green onion and stir fry;
4.
Stir-fry the aroma and add half of the tomatoes;
5.
Press the tomatoes while frying to fry out the tomato soup;
6.
Add the blanched hoof flowers and continue to fry until the sauce covers the hoof flowers;
7.
Put the fried hoof flowers into the pressure cooker;
8.
Add boiled water without the flowers;
9.
Then pour in the soaked lotus seeds;
10.
Turn on a high fire and turn to a low fire for 10 minutes after SAIC, so that the hoof flowers will be cured;
11.
Pour it into the pot and remove the sliced ginger and green onion;
12.
Add an appropriate amount of tomato paste, and collect the juice on high heat;
13.
Add the other half of the tomato and stir fry;
14.
Stir fry a few times and add salt, sugar and pepper to taste;
15.
Stir-fry evenly and put in a bowl.
Tips:
1. The lotus seeds are soaked in cold water for more than half a day to shorten the cooking time; the hoof flowers are blanched in advance, and some ginger onions are added to help remove the fishy when blanching;
2. Saute the scallions and ginger, add half of the tomatoes and stir fry. Note that the purpose of the fry is to boil out the tomato juice; then add the hoof flowers and stir fry together;
3. Put the stir-fried hoof blossoms and lotus seeds into the pressure cooker together, turn to a low heat for ten minutes after SAIC, and then turn off the heat;
4. The cooked lotus seeds and hoof flower soup can be added with seasonings to drink directly, or it can be put into the pot to continue cooking;
5. When we boil, we need to heat up the juice, add some tomato sauce and appropriate amount of tomatoes to make the color more colorful and richer.