【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling

【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling

Overview

The lotus paste filling made from real ingredients in-house has a completely different texture than the ones bought. Not only is it very dense, but it is also very fragrant and does not feel greasy at all in your mouth. Whether it is used to make Chinese snacks or baked fillings, it is a good choice. This time I fried red lotus paste filling. Compared with white lotus paste filling, there is an extra step of frying sugar. If you omit frying sugar, it will be white lotus paste filling. Depending on personal preference, you can use it or not.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Soak the dried lotus seeds in advance until the particles are smooth and plump.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 1

  2. Remove the remaining lotus core from the soaked lotus seeds.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 2

  3. Pour it into a pressure cooker, add a little water to cover the lotus seeds by about 1 to 2 cm, and cook until the lotus seeds are soft and mushy.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 3

  4. Put the slightly cooled lotus seeds together with the soup into a food processor in batches and stir into a fine lotus paste.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 4

  5. Add a little oil and a tablespoon of sugar to the pot and fry over medium heat until the sugar turns brown.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 5

  6. Turn down the heat to low, pour in the lotus paste, stir-fry until it is completely combined with the oil in the pot, and add the remaining sugar.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 6

  7. Stir until the sugar is completely melted.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 7

  8. Add remaining 1/2 cooking oil.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 8

  9. Stir-fry until the lotus paste and oil are completely combined, then add the remaining oil and continue to stir-fry.

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 9

  10. Stir-fry until the lotus paste does not stick to the pan and form into a ball. (The lotus paste filling after cooling will be drier than when the heat was first turned off)

    【Red Lotus Paste Filling】--- Delicate and dense filling step 10