Lotus Root Chips

Ingredients

lotus root, 2 larger sections
1 cup of oil for frying
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Szechuan pepper
1 small bunch of coriander stems for decorating
2 fresh thai pepper for decorating

Peel the skins and cut lotus roots into really thin slices (as thin as possible), then gently wash the lotus root slices 2 times to remove extra starch. Soak in water to avoid getting dark. Then dry with kitchen paper before frying.

Heat up around 1 cup of oil in a deep pan and then fry the thin slices by batches. Transfer it out when the edges starting to get browned. Over-fried ones get bitter.

Then decorate with coriander stem and fresh pepper, serving with your spices. I am matching this with Szechuan pepper salt (川味椒盐). You can choose to use normal salt and pepper or Chinese five spice powder (五香粉).

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Lotus Root Chips

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Salted lotus root chips

Course:

Snack

Cuisine:

Chinese

Keyword:

lotus

Servings: 2

Calories: 126 kcal

Author: Elaine

Ingredients

• 2
  larger sections
  Lotus root
• 1
  cup
  oil
  ,for frying
• 1
  tsp.
  salt
• 1
  tbsp.
  Szechuan pepper
• small bunch
  coriander
  ,for decorating
• 2
  fresh thai pepper
  , for decorating

Instructions

1. Peel the skins and cut lotus roots into really thin slices (as thin as possible), then gently wash the lotus root slices 2 times to remove extra starch. Soak in water to avoid getting dark. Then dry with kitchen paper before frying.

2. Heat up around 1 cup of oil in a deep pan and then fry the thin slices by batches. Transfer it out when the edges starting to get browned. Over-fried ones get bitter.

3. Toast Sichuan peppercorn in a pan over slowest fire until aroma. Then fry salt over slowest fire for 1 to 2 minutes until slightly browned. Then mix the two and ground into powders.

4. Then decorate with coriander stem and fresh pepper, serving with your spices. I am matching this with Szechuan pepper salt. You can choose to use normal salt and pepper or Chinese five spice powder.

Nutrition Facts

Lotus Root Chips

Amount Per Serving

Calories 126
Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Fat 11g17%

Sodium 962mg42%

Potassium 209mg6%

Carbohydrates 6g2%

Fiber 2g8%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 235IU5%

Vitamin C 24.3mg29%

Calcium 64mg6%

Iron 1.8mg10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.