Fried lotus root meatballs

Overview

Lotus root is a winter tonic health food that is both edible and medicinal. Raw food can cool the blood and disperse blood stasis, while cooked food can nourish the heart and kidneys, replenish the deficiency of the five internal organs, strengthen the muscles and bones, and nourish yin and blood. It can also be a diuretic and laxative, helping to excrete waste and toxins from the body. The meatballs I made today are made with equal amounts of pork and lotus root, boiled and deep-fried. They are crispy on the outside and crispy on the inside. They can be eaten cold or hot.

Tags

• hot dishes
• lotus root
• pork stuffing
• sichuan pepper powder
• zamian
• salt
• sesame oil
• soy sauce
• white pepper

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash the lotus root, peel and cut into small cubes.

   

2. 2 Half a green onion, a small piece of ginger, minced.

   

3. 3 Mix the same amount of pork stuffing with lotus root, and mince it slightly with green onion and ginger.

   

4. 4 Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 3 or 4 grams of salt, 2 grams of Sichuan peppercorn powder (the thirteen spices are used up, so use Sichuan peppercorn powder instead.), a little white pepper powder, a little sesame oil, and stir evenly.

   

5. 5 No starch was added, and a small handful of cornmeal and sorghum flour were used. Still stir in one direction until even and set aside.

   

6. 6 Pour oil into the pot, the amount of oil needs to cover the meatballs. When it is 80% or 90% hot, you can squeeze the meatballs and fry them in the pan. Grab a handful of fillings, squeeze out the balls from the tiger's mouth in your left hand, scrape them off with a small spoon in your right hand, and fry them in the pan.

   

7. 7 The meatballs sank to the bottom when they were first put into the pan, and there was a lot of oil.

   

8. 8 Fry over medium-high heat. When the meatballs float to the surface of the oil and the oil splash is small, you can remove them to control the oil. Because soy sauce is added and meat is included, the fried color is slightly brown. If soy sauce is not added, pure lotus root balls will be fried golden brown.

   

9. 9 The meatballs can be eaten hot or can be made into meatball soup. Due to the coarse grains used, the outer shell of the finished product is crisp and hard (not too hard, just forming a shell), not as soft as adding starch. If you want to have a crispy texture on the inside, you can cut the lotus root into small pieces without cutting it too finely.