Rock Sugar Lotus Seeds

Rock Sugar Lotus Seeds

　　Ingredients: 300g dried lotus seeds, one piece of pork caul fat (about 20 square centimeters), 7.5g alkali, 150g rock sugar, 50g honey.

　　 Preparation: Pour water into a pot (enough to submerge the lotus seeds), add alkali, set on high heat, add the lotus seeds, and repeatedly scrub them with a brush (keep the water slightly boiling). Once the lotus skins are completely removed, remove from heat, rinse thoroughly with warm water, trim both ends, and remove the lotus hearts. Place the lotus seeds in a bowl, add water, steam over high heat until cooked, then remove. Line another bowl with the pork caul fat, arrange the steamed lotus seeds inside. Crush the rock sugar and sprinkle it on top, seal with parchment paper, and steam again until very soft. Remove from the steamer, discard the parchment paper, pour out the juice, add honey to thicken the sauce, and drizzle it over the lotus seeds to serve.

　　 Features: Soft, sweet, fragrant, smooth, and offers benefits such as nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, as well as benefiting the kidneys and consolidating essence.