Fried Lotus Root with Filling

Name: Fried Lotus Root with Filling
Yield: 4 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 grams Lotus Root; 300 grams Minced pork; 1/2 piece Leek (or 1/2 Onion); 10 grams Ginger; 2 tbsp Sake (Rice cooking wine); 1/2 tsp Salt; As needed Flour; As needed Potato Starch; 1/2 piece Lemon

Saori Fujimoto @cook_2635889

Singapore

Fried Lotus Root with Filling

Saori Fujimoto @cook_2635889

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Ingredients

4 serving

300 gramsLotus Root
300 gramsMinced pork
1/2 pieceLeek (or 1/2 Onion)
10 gramsGinger
2 tbspSake (Rice cooking wine)
1/2 tspSalt
As neededFlour
As neededPotato Starch
1/2 pieceLemon

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Steps

1

Cut the Lotus root into 24 slices (5mm thick). Soak the slices in water for 10 minuets and dry them with a paper towel.
2

Chop the Leek(Onion) and Ginger. Combine the Leeks, Minced Pork, Ginger, Sake and Salt and mix it well. Divide into 12 portions.
3

Take a pair of Lotus root pieces and sprinkle flour on one side of each. Place a portion of filling on one piece and press the other on top., making sure that the floured side touch the filling. (Push firmly so that filling enters into the holes of the lotus root.)
4

Coat each set with Potato Starch off the excess potato starch and fry till brown in oil heated 280 degrees. (Deep fry)
5

If you like, squeeze lemon and eat.