Osmanthus glutinous rice with candied lotus root

Overview

How to cook Osmanthus glutinous rice with candied lotus root at home

Wash the glutinous rice and soak it for about 3 hours...
Wash and peel the lotus root, cut one end in half, you can cut it at a slight angle to make it easier to stuff glutinous rice at the back
Start stuffing the glutinous rice. After stuffing a little bit, poke it with chopsticks. If you encounter a smaller hole, poke it with a toothpick. Try not to leave any holes...
Cover the cut lotus root head and insert it with a toothpick to prevent it from falling off and the glutinous rice leaking out... (there is no need to stuff the lotus root head with glutinous rice)
Put lotus root, brown sugar, rock sugar, sweet-scented osmanthus into the pot, add water that has not covered the lotus root, and bring to a boil over high heat...
After the water boils, turn to low heat and simmer for about 2 hours. After cooling, you can take it out and slice it.