Fried lotus root sandwich

Fried lotus root sandwich

The Gift of Natural of the documentary of A Bite of China 1 does an introduction of lotus of Jiayu County in Hubei province. Fried lotus root sandwich gives us lasting memories and a deep impression. Below is the making method:

Major ingredient:
400g lotus root
150g streaky pork
Flavourings:
50g wheat flour
3g five-spice powder
1g baking soda
30g soy sauce
3g salt
5g green onion
3g ginger
100g sesame paste

Directions:

1.Wring the pork into meat stuffing.

2.Add a little water into starch and mix together.

3.Peel and clean green onion and ginger, and then mince them.

4.Peel and clean lotus root, and then cut into slices.

5.Mix meat stuffing with minced green onion, minced ginger, soy sauce and 6g water starch evenly, and then add into remaining water starch, baking soda, five-spice powder and flour to mix into paste.

6.Stuff the meat into lotus root, and wrap the lotus root sandwich with flour paste. Finally deep-fry it till it become golden brown.