Lotus root and peanuts in clay pot with dragon bone

Overview

Lotus root has been on the market for a while. To eat lotus root in China, you still have to catch up with the season when it is on the market. The flesh of lotus root is crispy and suitable for stir-frying, soup, stewing, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lotus root is a winter tonic health food that is both edible and medicinal. [Lotus root] has sweet and cool properties. It is mainly used to replenish the middle burner, nourish the mind, and replenish qi. It can clear away heat and promote fluid production, cool blood to stop bleeding, and disperse blood stasis. When cooked and used with lukewarm temperature, it can replenish the spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea, benefit blood, and promote muscle growth. Lotus root is rich in starch, protein, vitamin B, vitamin C, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. The meat is plump and tender, white and round, and has a sweet and crisp taste. Eating lotus root can nourish yin, clear away heat, moisten dryness and quench thirst, clear the heart and calm the mind. Peanuts contain vitamin E and a certain amount of zinc, which can enhance memory, resist aging, delay brain function decline, and moisturize the skin. The combination of two major food ingredients, lotus root and peanut, is delicious and nutritious. Long-term consumption can [clear away heat and remove acne] and moisturize the skin. Lotus root can keep the face shiny and has the effect of benefiting blood and promoting muscle growth. Choosing an electric pressure cooker to make soup can not only maintain the original taste of the soup, but also shorten the soup making time; generally, it takes more than an hour to cook the peanuts to become soft, but it will be ready quickly with an electric pressure cooker. The soup that comes out of the pot is very clear and has a rich flavor just like the soup that is stewed.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• common dishes
• maternity
• dinner with friends
• autumn recipes
• winter recipes
• lunch
• keel
• lotus root
• peanuts
• salt
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Blanch the keel bones, wash them and set aside. Peel the lotus roots, wash them and cut them into slices. Peel and wash the peanuts.

   

2. 2 Place all ingredients into a stock pot.

   

3. 3 Add 3/5 of the water.

   

4. 4 Wipe dry the surrounding area of the soup pot and place it in the electric pressure cooker.

   

5. 5 Turn on the power and select the [Soup] function, and select [Strong] for the taste; then the electric pressure cooker will automatically start making soup in a few seconds.

   

6. 6 The soup cooking program will display the remaining 17 minutes.

   

7. 7 When the soup is ready, wait until the safety eye has completely dropped before opening the lid of the electric pressure cooker.

   

8. 8 The soup is very rich, you can add a little salt to taste.

   

9. 9 Finished product.