Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling

Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling

Overview

When we were young, the Chinese New Year day was the happiest day for us as children. Our parents were busy chopping stuffings, making dumplings, frying fried food (fried dough sticks, lotus root clips, radish balls), steaming big steamed buns, preparing the most sumptuous meal of the year. In an era of scarcity, being able to eat dumplings and fried food was the happiest time. Watching my mother skillfully cut the lotus root slices, wrap them in batter, and fry them in oil into golden lotus root clips, we were a group of eager little greedy cats who were dumbfounded. Before the lotus root clips could cool down, we each took a big one and ate it, blowing on it while eating it while it was hot. Mom was both funny and angry, and kept asking us to eat slowly, saying that we will eat enough for you this year, eat slowly and don't burn it. We laughed, ran, regardless of the greasiness, and each took a few pieces of lotus root clips and went out to show off to our friends... After so many years, the Chinese New Year is no longer as happy as when we were young, but I am still used to frying lotus root clips every Spring Festival, especially as a mother. Thinking about my mother back then, what she cooked was not only a delicacy, but also a New Year atmosphere. Not only during the Chinese New Year, I also make some lotus root clips to eat. Every time I make it, I think of my childhood and my deceased mother. It seems like she is teaching me how to make it, and it seems like I am back in the past. She makes it and I eat it...

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Wash lotus root and set aside

    Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling step 1

  2. Slice the lotus root, do not cut it with the first knife, cut it with the second knife

    Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling step 2

  3. Chop the tofu, add chopped green onion, oil and salt and mix well

    Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling step 3

  4. Stuff the tofu filling into the lotus root clips

    Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling step 4

  5. Add a small amount of salt and baking powder to the flour to form a thick batter, preferably one that can coat the lotus root slices

    Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling step 5

  6. Coat the stuffed lotus root sandwich with a layer of batter

    Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling step 6

  7. Put vegetable oil in the pot. When the oil is 7.8 minutes hot, add the batter-wrapped lotus root clips and fry over low heat until golden brown

    Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling step 7

  8. Finished product

    Lotus root sandwich with tofu filling step 8