Amber Lotus Seeds

Amber Lotus Seeds

　　【Ingredients】

　　　　100g dried lotus seeds, 100g longan. 50g pork lard, 7.5g edible alkali, 40g rock sugar, 2g osmanthus syrup.

　　　　【Preparation Method】

　　　　Pour the dried lotus seeds into boiling water, add edible alkali, and stir with a bamboo brush to remove the skins. Drain the alkaline water, then change to fresh boiling water, add edible alkali, continue stirring, then remove, rinse clean, trim both ends, scoop out the lotus hearts, and rinse again until clean.

　　　　Place water in a clay pot, add the lotus seeds, bring to a boil over medium heat, add pork lard, cover, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Remove the lotus seeds. Peel and de-seed the longan, wrap each lotus seed with one piece of longan flesh, place back into the original broth, add rock sugar, bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour until tender and mushy. Remove from heat, discard the pork lard, and add osmanthus syrup before serving.

　　　　【Features】

　　　　Tender and smooth longan flesh, soft and mushy lotus seeds, and sweet fragrant soup.