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Cut both ends of 800g lotus root.
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Peel off the skin,
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After cutting it,
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Wash it in running water.
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Blanch lotus roots -> 5 cups of water (1 L) in a pot,
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Add 1/2T of salt and when the water boils, simmer over medium heat for another 10 minutes.
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While boiling, prepare lotus root stew -> 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup soy sauce,
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5 cups of water,
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3T of oligosaccharide,
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Add 2T sesame seeds and mix.
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After 10 minutes, put the lotus root in a strainer and drain the water,
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Transfer the prepared sauce and lotus root to the pot.
- Stretchy lotus root texture: 10 minutes on strong heat -> 10 minutes on medium heat -> 60 minutes on low heat
- crunchy lotus root texture: strong heat 10 minutes -> medium heat 10 minutes -> low heat 10 minutes
You can do it like this, and you have to rummage through it.
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- Crunchy texture: 2T of oligosaccharide and mix, done.
- Chewy texture: Boil over low heat for another 30 minutes, add 2T of oligosaccharide and mix, done.
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Have a delicious meal today^^
If you want a chewy, slightly darker color, you have to endure the painstaking time^^