Yam lotus seed pagoda

Yam lotus seed pagoda

Introduction:

"Lotus seed is said to have super vitality. Even after hundreds of years of dust, its dry fruit can sprout continuously as long as it is put into the mud and fertile soil. It has always been known as the holy product of health preservation. Lotus seed: fresh taste sweet, astringent, flat, non-toxic; dry taste sweet, warm, non-toxic. It enters the spleen, kidney and heart meridian. It has the medicinal value of nourishing heart and tranquilizing mind, strengthening brain and intelligence, strengthening spleen and stomach, stopping diarrhea and strengthening essence, eliminating fatigue and so on. Usually, when eating lotus seeds, we need to remove the lotus seed core, because the lotus seed core tastes bitter and cold. It has the effects of clearing heart, removing heat, hemostasis and astringent essence. It can treat insomnia, irritability, hematemesis and spermatorrhea caused by hyperactivity of heart fire. Eating lotus seeds together with core can easily cause nausea and vomiting. Yam is sweet in taste, flat in nature, not dry and not greasy. It enters the lung, spleen and kidney meridians. Compendium of Materia Medica summarizes five functions: "benefiting kidney qi, strengthening spleen and stomach, stopping diarrhea, resolving phlegm and saliva, moistening skin". In the fresh yam, there is a substance called digestive enzyme, which can help people digest and absorb food. Yam itself has the function of Tonifying the kidney. According to the current medical understanding, it can adjust the endocrine. Therefore, in ancient times, it was often used to regulate menstruation and treat the syndrome of menorrhea. In addition, it can also adjust the sexual function of men by Tonifying the kidney and regulating the endocrine. The combination of lotus seed and yam is of great help to improve the weakness of the spleen and stomach. Today's Yam lotus seed tower is based on this, which is suitable for invigorating the spleen and tonifying the kidney. In order to create a kind of artistic conception: a lotus seed is in full bloom in Bihe, I originally thought of using fresh lotus leaves to set off, but it's hard to find fresh lotus leaves. I happened to pass by a mulberry tree at work, so I had an idea to use mulberry leaves instead of lotus leaves, which can also achieve an unexpected effect. To make this yam lotus seed pagoda, yam must go through the gauze. Only in this way can the taste of yam mud be more delicate. Orange juice can be added as a seasoning. The sweet and sour taste can enhance the appetite. Because I forgot to buy oranges, I used blueberry sauce instead, which is also delicious. "

Production steps:

Step 1: raw material drawing

Step 2: remove the shell and core of fresh lotus seeds (lotus core is not easy to remove, so lazy), wash and steam them in steamer;

Step 3: wash the yam, put it into the steamer and steam it over medium heat for about 20 minutes;

Step 4: after the yam is steamed, take out the yam, remove the skin of the Steamed Yam, and then find out a spinning net (the best kind of medicinal basket) to buckle on the chopping board. Use the spinning net basket to make the peeled yam taste very good!

Step 5: the good yam mud is very delicate and elastic.

Step 6: after the lotus seeds are steamed, take them out from the steamer and put them on the plate. Scrape the yam mud off the gauze (mix it well with some white granulated sugar, I don't like it very sweet, so I don't add it any more). Prepare a clean bowl for the lotus seed tower;

Step 7: take a clean rice bowl (the bowl should not be straight, so it is not easy to stack lotus seeds), and slowly overlap the lotus seeds along the circumference of the bowl to make the shape of the lotus seed tower;

Step 8: put the yam mud in the bowl carefully, and then compact it gently;

Step 9: put the lotus seed tower in the steamer and steam for 10 minutes. This step is to make the yam paste and lotus seeds more compact and taste better;

Step 10: put blueberry sauce and crystal sugar into the milk pot, then add a little boiling water to mix well, heat over low heat until the sugar melts and blueberry sauce becomes a paste;

Step 11: wash the mulberry leaves and immerse them in water for a few seconds, drain the water, cut off the petioles and spread them on the plate;

Step 12: after steaming the yam lotus seed tower, take it out carefully, then turn the bowl upside down on the mulberry leaves, and drizzle with blueberry sauce.

Materials required:

Fresh lotus seed: 250g

Fresh yam: 250g

Crystal sugar: 15g

Blueberry sauce: 15g

Mulberry leaf: 4-6 pieces

Note: 1, yam mud can be replaced by taro mud, lotus seeds can be replaced by dry lotus seeds, if you use dry lotus seeds, you should use warm water to soak hair in advance, and then brush clean the sand into a bowl, and then add some water to steam together. 2. Yam mud must use the method of basket, so that the yam mud will be more delicate and elastic. I've tried to crush it with a rolling pin. It tastes a lot worse, and lotus seeds fall easily.

Production difficulty: Advanced

Process: steaming

Production time: one hour

Taste: sweet