Exclusive Garlic Lotus Root Slices

Name: Exclusive Garlic Lotus Root Slices
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cold Dishes
Ingredients: 300g white lotus root; 1 piece Small red chili; to taste Salt; 3 pieces Garlic; 2g white sugar; 2g MSG; 8g white vinegar; a pinch Sesame oil

Paper-thin lotus root slices stay wonderfully crisp after a brief vinegar-laced blanch, then swim in pungent garlic dressing brightened with sugar, vinegar and red chili threads.

10 minNewEasy Cold Dishes Mix Sweet & Sour

Instructions

1
Peel the lotus root and slice it thinly, then place it in clean water to prevent oxidation.
2
Bring water to a boil in a pot, add a little white vinegar.
3
Add the lotus root slices and blanch for 30 seconds, just enough to keep them crisp and tender.
4
Scoop into clean water and rinse several times.
5
Drain the water.
6
Crush the garlic into a paste.
7
Add salt, sugar, MSG, and sesame oil.
8
Mix an appropriate amount of white vinegar evenly.
9
Pour into a bowl, and add a small amount of shredded red chili.
10
Mix well.
11
Finished product.