Homemade lotus paste
It was the Chinese New Year and wanted to make some lotus paste egg yolk cakes to take to my mother-in-law, so I bought lotus seeds and made my own lotus paste. This lotus paste can still be reserved for other snacks!
Recipe Recommendations
- lotus seed 300 grams
- vegetable oil 100 grams
- sugar 120 grams
- sweetening
- cook
- three-quarters of an hour
- simple
Steps for Homemade lotus paste
1
Prepare 300 grams of lotus seeds and wash them.
2
Put in an electric pressure cooker, add water that has not exceeded the lotus seeds, and cook until they are tender.
3
Use a blender to beat until puree.
4
Pour into a pan, add white sugar, heat over low heat, and stir constantly.
5
Add vegetable oil in three times and stir over low heat.
6
Cook until thick and remove from the pan.Homemade lotus paste Make Tips
If lotus seeds have a core, they need to be soaked to remove the core before boiling. When I bought lotus seeds, the store owner told me to put them into the pot and cook them directly, not to soak them. When purchasing, it is best to ask if you need to soak it.