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    Home » Recipes » Vegan & Vegetarian

    Lotus Root Chips

    June 18, 2017 by Elaine 4 Comments | Jump to Recipe

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    Salt and pepper fried lotus root chips can be a ideal snack. Lotus roots not only give a crunchy texture but also a cute appearance.  They can be served with only of your spice mix in kitchen cabinet.

    fried lotus root chips

    Lotus root(莲藕) is one of the most popular winter ingredients in Chinese kitchen. It gives crunchy texture in most cases like lotus root soup, Szechuan style lotus root stir fry. Sometimes it gives a slightly softer texture like stuffed lotus root with sticky rice and Kung Pao Lotus root. No matter how it is prepared, lotus root can either add some beautiful texture or freshness to your dish.

    Ingredients

    lotus root, 2 larger sections
    1 cup of oil for frying
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 tablespoon Szechuan pepper
    1 small bunch of coriander stems for decorating
    2 fresh thai pepper for decorating


    Peel the skins and cut lotus roots into really thin slices (as thin as possible), then gently wash the lotus root slices 2 times to remove extra starch. Soak in water to avoid getting dark. Then dry with kitchen paper before frying.

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    Heat up around 1 cup of oil in a deep pan and then fry the thin slices by batches. Transfer it out when the edges starting to get browned. Over-fried ones get bitter.

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    fried lotus root chips

    Then decorate with coriander stem and fresh pepper, serving with your spices. I am matching this with Szechuan pepper salt (川味椒盐). You can choose to use normal salt and pepper or Chinese five spice powder (五香粉).

    fried lotus root chips

    fried lotus root chips

    fried lotus root chips

    Lotus Root Chips

    Salted lotus root chips
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Keyword: lotus
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 126kcal
    Author: Elaine

    Ingredients

    • 2 larger sections Lotus root
    • 1 cup oil ,for frying
    • 1 tsp. salt
    • 1 tbsp. Szechuan pepper
    • small bunch coriander ,for decorating
    • 2 fresh thai pepper , for decorating

    Instructions

    • Peel the skins and cut lotus roots into really thin slices (as thin as possible), then gently wash the lotus root slices 2 times to remove extra starch. Soak in water to avoid getting dark. Then dry with kitchen paper before frying.
    • Heat up around 1 cup of oil in a deep pan and then fry the thin slices by batches. Transfer it out when the edges starting to get browned. Over-fried ones get bitter.
    • Toast Sichuan peppercorn in a pan over slowest fire until aroma. Then fry salt over slowest fire for 1 to 2 minutes until slightly browned. Then mix the two and ground into powders.
    • Then decorate with coriander stem and fresh pepper, serving with your spices. I am matching this with Szechuan pepper salt. You can choose to use normal salt and pepper or Chinese five spice powder.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Sodium: 962mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 2g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 24.3mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1.8mg

    fried lotus root chips

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    Comments

    1. chris 06

      June 28, 2017 at 10:29 pm

      Bonsoir gentille amie
      Je cherchais la recette des beignets de fleur de lotus( je ne l'ai jamais trouvée) mais
      ta recette me donne le début pour y arriver.
      Dans la traduction,il est écrit""les POISSONS"" sont AMERS. Je ne comprends pas:::est-ce que LE LOTUS DEVIENT AMER après la friture??? Veux-tu avoir la gentillesse de préciser STP.
      Merci par avance et bises Chris 06
      PS::j'ai acheté des pousses de bambou,dans un sac avec leur eau, comment les cuisiner??
      encore une fois, merci

      Reply
    2. Jean

      June 29, 2017 at 5:50 pm

      Salut Elaine,
      Tes nouilles aux crevettes sont un véritable délice, d'autant plus qu'elle est facile à réaliser.. Merci de régaler nos papilles?et de nous inspirer dans nos dilemme culinaires !!! ?

      Reply
    3. BostonCook

      September 14, 2018 at 9:24 pm

      5 stars
      I made these some time ago and they were delicious!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        September 16, 2018 at 8:54 am

        Thanks!

        Reply

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