Fried Lotus Root Sandwiches

Name: Fried Lotus Root Sandwiches
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 400 g Fresh lotus root (washed, peeled, blanched, cut into 0.2 cm thick slices with two slices connected as a hinge); 150 g Ground pork; 180 g Water starch (part for filling, rest for batter); 50 g Flour; 2 g Five-spice powder; 2 g Baking soda; 30 g Soy sauce; 6 g Salt (3 g for the filling); a pinch Chopped scallion and ginger; 500 g Vegetable oil (actual use 150 g)

Traditional Zhejiang deep-fried lotus root boxes: stuffed with meat filling, coated in batter, and fried to a crispy exterior with a fresh, tender, delicious interior.

40 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Fresh lotus root (washed, peeled, blanched, cut into 0.2 cm thick slices with two slices connected as a hinge) 400 g

Ground pork 150 g

Water starch (part for filling, rest for batter) 180 g

Flour 50 g

Five-spice powder 2 g

Baking soda 2 g

Soy sauce 30 g

Salt (3 g for the filling) 6 g

Chopped scallion and ginger a pinch

Vegetable oil (actual use 150 g) 500 g

Instructions

Step 1

Wash the lotus root, peel and blanch it, then cut crosswise into 0.2 cm thick slices, keeping every two slices connected as a hinge.

Step 2

Place the ground pork in a bowl, add the chopped scallion and ginger, soy sauce, 3 g salt, and 6 g water starch, and stir until it forms a filling. Separately, combine the remaining water starch with the baking soda and five-spice powder to make a batter.