Pure White Lotus Seed Paste
Homemade white lotus seed paste — fragrant, mildly sweet, and delicious. Because the sugar content is relatively low, once used in mooncakes and after the oil returns, store in the refrigerator and consume within a week. This recipe yields about 1550 g of finished paste, though the exact amount depends on the quality of the lotus seeds.
Ingredients
De-seeded dried lotus seeds
500g
White sugar
150g
Maltose
70g
Corn oil
160g
Water
as needed
Instructions
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Step 1
Rinse the de-seeded white lotus seeds and soak in water for 2-3 hours.
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Step 2
Split the lotus seeds and pick out any remaining lotus seed hearts. (Be very careful with this step, as the lotus seed hearts are bitter and will affect the taste.)
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Step 3
Put the prepared lotus seeds into an electric pressure cooker, add clean water, the water level should be about 1 finger width above the lotus seeds.
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Step 4
Press the bean/tendon cooking button to start cooking, you can open the lid after natural pressure release.
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Step 5
Use a hand blender to blend the lotus seeds until there are no more granules.
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Step 6
Pour into a non-stick pot, add white sugar, maltose and 1/3 of the corn oil. You can start stir-frying over medium-high heat at first, keep stirring constantly to prevent burning the pot.
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Step 7
Stir-fry until the first batch of oil is completely absorbed, the lotus seed paste thickens slightly and you can see streaks, then pour in another 1/3 of corn oil, continue stir-frying until the oil is fully absorbed.
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Step 8
Continue stir-frying until it becomes thick, pour in the remaining oil and stir-fry. (The oil should be added in three batches, only add the next batch after the previous one is fully absorbed.)
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Step 9
Stir-fry until the paste slightly sticks to the spatula, this consistency is suitable for making buns, if making mooncakes you need to stir-fry until it's drier.
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Step 10
Stir-fry until the filling clumps together, and it no longer sticks to the pot or spatula, then it's done.
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Step 11
Cover the surface with plastic wrap and let it cool before use. It will be very smooth and fine.
