Lotus Root Stuffed with Mung Beans
Home-style steamed lotus root stuffed with a mung bean and carrot filling, a nourishing dish for liver and stomach health.
Ingredients
Large lotus root (peeled, washed, cut open at one end to make a lid)
4
Mung beans (washed, soaked for half an hour, ground)
200 g
Carrot (washed, diced, and mashed into a puree)
125 g
White sugar
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare the filling
Wash the mung beans, soak them for half an hour, and grind them. Wash the carrots, dice them, and mash into a puree. Combine the carrot puree with the ground mung beans to form the filling.
2
Stuff and steam the lotus root
Peel and wash the lotus root. Cut open one end to form a lid. Pack the lotus root cavities tightly with the filling and replace the lid. Place in a steamer and steam over water until cooked through. Slice when serving.