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Szechuan Lotus Root
Szechuan style Lotus Root
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100 g pork belly (, optional )
- 2 lotus root sections ( , cut into thin slices)
- 3 garlic cloves ( , minced)
- 1 thumb ginger ( , minced)
- 2 fresh red pepper ( , cut into small pieces)
- 2 tbsp. cooking oil
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tsp. dark soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
Instructions
- 1
Cook pork belly in boiling water for 20 minutes and then cut into slices.
- 2
Blanch the lotus root in a pot of water for 2 minutes. Transfer out and drain. Then prepare all of the other seasonings.
- 3
Add a small amount of oil to a pan or wok, and fry for 1 minute. If you plan to skip pork, you can increase the amount of oil.
- 4
Place ginger, garlic, and fresh chili peppers. Fry until aromatic.
- 5
Return blanched lotus root.
- 6
Add salt, sugar, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce. Give everything a big stir fr y and serve hot.