Salt and Pepper Stuffed Lotus Root

Ingredients:

100 gram fish paste
1 spring onions - chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
150 gram lotus roots – peel and sliced thinly
3 tbsp cornstarch
2 spring onions – sliced thinly
3 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (optional)
1 tsp Szechuan peppercorn – lightly toasted and crushed finely
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Method:

1. Mix the fish paste with the chopped spring onion, salt and pepper. Mix well. Spread the fish paste between 2 slices of lotus root to make a lotus root sandwich.

2. Lightly dust the stuff lotus root with cornstarch. Heat up a bit of oil, pan fried them on both side until golden brown. Remove and drain the oil on paper towel.

3. Remove all the oil from the frying pan; leave just about a tablespoon of oil. Stir in chopped garlic; stir fry until fragrant and lightly brown. Add in the fried lotus root, salt, pepper, Szechuan peppercorn and sliced spring onions. Give it a few toss and drizzle in the cooking wine.

4. Give it a few more toss, dish them out and serve.


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