Sweet and sour pork ribs

By AlecLittel

Sweet and sour pork ribs
Mooncake Moon always makes people gnash their teeth! Reciprocating gifts is always inevitable to send mooncakes to see, and I am a little tired of them, let alone eating them!

Moon cakes are hot and humid, and eating more is not good for your health. Especially for people with spleen deficiency and dampness, gluttonous mooncakes will cause serious symptoms of dampness and dampness.

The greasy mooncakes probably lose their appetite even when they see big fish and meat, so let's have a sweet and sour appetizing vegetarian dish-sweet and sour pork ribs!

This dish was originally Shanghai cuisine, but I modified it according to my personal taste. It is definitely suitable for vegetarians.

There are many explanations on the Internet about the edible value of lotus root, so I won't say much, but what must be said is that in fact, the value of lotus root is not as magical as the efficacy described on the Internet, but it is quite rich in dietary fiber, so eating more in moderation is also beneficial, especially after a period of greasy life, we need more fiber to help our bodies detoxify. Such a sweet and sour material is perfect, huh!

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Steps for Sweet and sour pork ribs

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Break the dough sticks in half and cut them into sections of moderate size, about 3CM long.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Wash the lotus root and cut it into a rectangular shape of ribs and bones, which is slightly longer than the length of the fried dough sticks.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Cut tofu into small grains.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Bring water to the pot, put the cut lotus root in boiling water and blanch it for about 3 minutes, pick up and drain it for later use.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Peel the tomatoes and cut them into small pieces.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Take appropriate amount of ketchup and use the soup spoon, about 4-5 tablespoons (adjust according to your taste)
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Take 20G of corn flour, add water and stir well, pour into ketchup, add sugar and stir well.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Take a section of fried dough stick and poke the inside open with chopsticks.
  • Make  step 8
    9
    Stuff a lotus root into the fried dough stick.
  • Make  step 9
    10
    In the fried dough sticks with brewed lotus root, fill a suitable amount of tofu into the gaps inside (pay attention to use less strength, too much force will break the fried dough sticks).
  • Make  step 10
    11
    Put the pork ribs after completing the above steps into the beaten egg liquid and soak it and absorb appropriate amount of egg liquid.
  • Make  step 11
    12
    Put the ribs from step 11 into the corn flour and roll with a thin layer of corn flour.
  • Make  step 12
    13
    Heat the oil in the pan, add chopsticks to bubble, and fry the ribs into the pan until golden brown. Remove and drain the oil.
  • Make  step 13
    14
    Bring a little oil to a boil in another pot, put the tomatoes into the pot, add a little salt and stir-fry for a while, add the pork ribs from step 13, then add the ketchup with cornflour water, cook until the juice thickens, and then turn off the heat and serve on the plate.
  • Sweet and sour pork ribs Make Tips

    Before frying, coat the ribs directly with cornstarch rather than mixing the cornstarch with water to make a batter. This is mainly because I don't want the ribs to become too large after frying, hiding that bright orange-red "meat." If you coat them with batter, the ribs will look a bit artificial~~~ However, if you are a vegetarian who doesn't eat eggs, you can skip the egg wash. Instead, make a batter with the cornstarch, coat with the batter, then coat with some breadcrumbs and fry! Additionally, the ketchup I bought was quite sour, so I didn't add white vinegar. If you prefer a sour taste, feel free to add a teaspoon of white vinegar!