Osmanthus glutinous rice and lotus root

Overview

[Nanjing Cuisine] Osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root, also known as honey glutinous rice lotus root, is one of the famous traditional snacks in the Jiangnan region. Glutinous rice is filled with lotus roots and served with osmanthus sauce. It is a unique Chinese dessert in the traditional dishes of the Jiangnan region. It enjoys a reputation for its sweetness, crispness and rich osmanthus aroma. The equally famous Nanjing osmanthus honey-juice lotus root is known as the four most humane street snacks in Nanjing, along with osmanthus sugared taro seedlings, plum blossom cakes, and red bean fermented dumplings.

Tags

• side dishes
• huaiyang cuisine
• children's day
• jiangsu and zhejiang snacks
• students
• brown sugar
• glutinous rice
• lotus root
• rock sugar
• sugar osmanthus

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Preparation materials: glutinous rice, brown sugar, sugar osmanthus, lotus root, rock sugar. Soak glutinous rice in water overnight.

   

2. 2 Peel the lotus root and cut off the top end of the lotus root

   

3. 3 Put the lotus root in a cup of water and put the glutinous rice in it

   

4. 4 Put the glutinous rice in the lotus root eyes and poke it with chopsticks

   

5. 5 Cover the lotus root head you just cut and insert it with a toothpick

   

6. 6 At this time, take out the cooking pot, add rock sugar and brown sugar, and put the inserted lotus roots into the pot

   

7. 7 Put the lotus root into the pot and cook for an hour.

   

8. 8 After cooking, simmer for another half an hour before taking it out of the pot. After slicing and placing on a plate, add 5 tablespoons of sugared osmanthus. If I like something sweet, I’ll add more