Osechi You Can Make On December 30th - Red and White Lotus Root

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This is very pretty so I make it every year. Use as a side dish for a contrasting texture and flavor.

This surprises people since the flavors of each kind of lotus root are so different. At the same time it helps the digestion. Give it a try. Recipe by moriam

Osechi You Can Make On December 30th - Red and White Lotus Root

This is very pretty so I make it every year. Use as a side dish for a contrasting texture and flavor.

This surprises people since the flavors of each kind of lotus root are so different. At the same time it helps the digestion. Give it a try. Recipe by moriam

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Ingredients

  1. 2sections Lotus root
  2. 4 tbsp●Vinegar
  3. 2stamp sized pieces ●Kombu
  4. 3 tbsp●Mirin
  5. 2 1/2 tbsp●Sugar
  6. 1 pinch●Salt
  7. 1/3●Takanotsume
  8. 3 tbsp○Water
  9. 3 tbsp○Ume vinegar

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine the ● ingredients in a pan.

  2. 2

    Peel the lotus root, slice about 5 mm thick and put into a bowl of vinegar water. Cut into flower-lotus shapes.

  3. 3

    Heat the pan from Step 1. Just before it comes to a boil, take out the kombu (you can shred it up finely later and add it to the namasu (another side dish for osechi).

  4. 4

    When the pan comes to a boil, add a bit more than half the lotus root slices. Bring back to a boil, turn off the heat and leave until cooled.

  5. 5

    Put the whole thing, liquid and all, into a ziplock bag and seal. Put into a plastic container, taking care not to bend the lotus root slices.

  6. 6

    Wash out the pan, and add the ○ ingredients. Bring to a boil, put in the rest of the lotus root and bring back to a boil. Turn off the heat and leave until cooled.

  7. 7

    Put the whole thing, liquid and all, into a ziplock bag and deal. Put into a plastic container with the bag of white lotus root, taking care not to bend the lotus root slices.

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