How to make lotus root salad? Why does lotus root turn red?

Lotus root is a very nutritious dish. It can be used to make soup, cold salad, or stir-fry. Especially stir-fried lotus root, it is sour and spicy and delicious. How to make this delicious food at home? How to make cold salad lotus root more delicious? It is difficult to cut lotus root because it is very hard. I have sorted out several ways to cut lotus root for you. I hope it will be useful to you.

Contents of this article

1. How to make lotus root salad

2. Why does lotus root turn red?

3. Introduce several ways to cut lotus root

How to make lotus root salad

Ingredients: 1 lotus root, appropriate amount of minced garlic, appropriate amount of oil, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of 5 to 6 peppercorns, appropriate amount of chili, appropriate amount of MSG, appropriate amount of vinegar, and appropriate amount of thirteen spices.

practice:

1. Peel and wash the lotus root, then cut into thin slices.

2. Blanch the slices in hot water for a few minutes.

3. Take out the blanched lotus root and soak it in cold water. After two minutes, take out the lotus root and put it in a clean bowl.

4. Add minced garlic, thirteen spices, salt, spicy sauce and vinegar.

5. Pour a proper amount of oil into the pot. When the oil is hot, add peppercorns and chili peppers.

6. After the aroma comes out, remove the peppercorns and chili peppers, and pour the hot oil on the minced garlic on the lotus root.

7. Stir well and serve.

Why does lotus turn red?

Lotus vegetable is also called lotus root.

Reason for turning red: Because lotus root is rich in iron, the starch on the lotus root surface is dissolved in water when sugar is boiled. The lotus root will be oxidized when exposed to heat without the protection of lotus root powder, and the color will turn darker.

Solution: When frying lotus root, the lotus root is heated quickly and the starch adheres to the surface, isolating the possibility of oxidation, so the fried lotus root will be as white as jade.

Introducing several ways to cut lotus root

The first cutting method: straight cutting

How to do it: Hold the lotus root steady with your left hand and use your right hand to cut it. When cutting, keep the knife hanging down, neither pushing it outwards nor pulling it inwards, and cut it straight down one by one.

Require:

1. Coordinate your left and right hands rhythmically.

2. Use the middle finger joint of your left hand to press against the blade and move backwards. Keep the same distance when moving. Do not move too fast or too slow, or too wide or too narrow, so that the cut material has a uniform and neat shape.

3. Use your right hand to hold the knife and use your wrist strength to keep the knife vertical, not biased inward or outward.

4. When holding the knife with your right hand, hold the raw material firmly with your left hand.

The second cutting method: rolling cutting

Operation: Hold the lotus root steady with your left hand, and cut it continuously with the knife in your right hand. Roll the raw material once with each cut. Cut it into slices or chunks based on the posture and speed of the rolling of the raw material. Generally speaking, if you roll it fast and cut it slowly, you will get chunks; if you roll it slowly and cut it fast, you will get slices.

Require:

1. The left hand should roll the material at a moderate angle.

2. The right hand should follow the rolling of the raw material and cut it at a certain angle to keep the size, thickness and other characteristics uniform.