Snow Frog Stew with Dates and Lotus
Aromatic, silky-smooth and sweet Zhejiang dessert stew, traditionally used to tonify deficiency, strengthen yang, benefit the kidneys and consolidate essence.
Ingredients
Hasma (dried frog oviduct) — blanch in boiling water to remove impurities
25g
Red dates (jujubes)
50g
Lotus seeds with bitter hearts removed
50g
Rock sugar
300g
Instructions
1
Prepare the ingredients
Blanch the hasma in boiling water to remove impurities. Place a wok over the heat, add water together with the rock sugar, red dates, and lotus seeds, bring to a boil, and set aside.
2
Steaming
Place the hasma, lotus seeds, red dates, and rock sugar syrup together in a stewing cup, cover, and steam over a pot of boiling water for about 1 hour, until soft and glutinous.
