A dish for people who are missing the summer--Lotus Root Salad
Nov. 6, 2009 5:53 pm
Updated: Nov. 14, 2009 6:33 am
Sometimes we eat
foods which fit with a certain season. Summer is over in Seattle
apparently, and I am missing summer for sure. The dish I am going to
show you today is actually a perfect summer dish. But I still make it
from time to time, as it is simple and a good appetizer. It is lotus
root salad.
Ingredient:
2 medium lotus root (you may get it in any Asian market, some markets even have it peeled and in thin pieces)
Sauce:
4 cloves of garlic--chopped finely
3 Green onions--chopped finely
3T Soy sauce
1T vinegar
1t sesame seed
1t red chili power
1/2 peppercorn powder
1t chicken powder
Cut
off both ends of the lotus root. Peel the lotus root and then cut it
into thin slices. Boil a pot of water, put in the lotus root and boil
it for about 3 minutes. While you are boiling the water, get some ice
water ready. When the lotus root's ready, take it out of the water, and
put it directly into the ice water.
Put the garlic,
green onions, sesame seed, chicken powder, red chili powder and
peppercorn powder in a bowl which can withstand high heat. Heat up two
tablespoons of vegetable oil and one teaspoon of sesame oil in a frying
pan until you can see the smoke coming out. Pour the oil quickly into
the bowl. Let it cool down for about 2 minutes then add the soy sauce
and vinegar and mix well. Then pour this sauce on top of the lotus
root. You are ready to serve!
NOTE:
1) Why put the lotus root directly into the ice water after you boil it?
It decrease the temperature dramatically, and the lotus root would taste more crunchy.
2) Chinese cooking cares about the balance of Yin and Yang, this dish presents the balance of Yin and Yang. Lotus
root is considered Yin, and chili powder is considered Yang
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Steps of making lotus root salad
Lotus root salad Ingredients
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