"Crystal Sugar Xianglian" is a famous dish among sugar beets in Hunan. Since the Western Han Dynasty, white lotus was used to pay tribute to Liu Bang, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Xianglian is also called Gonglian. Xianglian is mainly produced in the Dongting Lake area. Xiangtan is a famous production area. Huashi and Zhonglupu in the city produce the most and the best quality. There are red lotus and white lotus. Among them, white lotus is round and white, with a fragrant pink and glutinous aroma, ranking first in the country. While excavating the Mawangdui Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, it was discovered that Hou had eaten lotus seeds. After tasting the new white lotus with a clear heart but the fragrance of little lotus, Zhang Ji, a poet of the Jin Dynasty, once lamented that "the mouth is tiring and ridiculous, and this body wants to grow old."
The soup is clear, the lotus is white and red, and the lotus seeds are glutinous and have a pleasant fragrance. The white lotus flowers float on the clear soup, like pearls floating in water. It is one of the famous Hunan dishes.
Crystal sugar Xianglian
By FelipaZemlak
Recipe Recommendations
- lotus seed 200 grams
- green beans 25 grams
- Tremella 10 grams
- wolfberry 5 grams
- water 650 grams
- rock sugar 300 grams
- sweetening
- steamed
- an hour
- ordinary
Steps for Crystal sugar Xianglian
1
Wash the lotus seeds first.
2
Soak in water for 10 minutes.
3
Wash the tremella and soak for later use.
4
Wash green beans and cook in hot water for 8 minutes.
5
Put the lotus seeds and white fungus in the pan, add water and boil until soft.
6
Pour into a bowl and steam until soft and tender.
7
Wash the Guiyuan meat and wolfberry with warm water, soak for 5 minutes and decanter the water.
8
Put the frying pan on medium heat, add 500 grams of water, then add the rock sugar and bring to a boil. When the rock sugar is completely melted, remove the pan from the heat. Strain off the sugar residue with a sieve, and then pour the rock sugar water back into the pan.
9
Add longan meat and wolfberry.
10
Then add green beans.
11
Bring to a boil over high heat.
12
Decant the steamed lotus seeds and put them into a large soup bowl. Then pour the boiled rock sugar and ingredients into the soup bowl, and float the lotus seeds on top.