I think dried lotus root might not be suitable for this recipe 😄

Hello Elaine.
I have some dried lotus root. Can I use it for this recipe? I have never eaten lotus root before and this recipe looks delicious.

Paul

Paul

Ah! Now I understand. Thank you very much for explaining Elaine.

Andreas,
Lotus soup hot pot is very popular in China now. You get a very good point here. If you want to make hot pot at home, make a large pot of soup can solve the problem. For example slightly increase the ingredients (or add a large pork bone) with at 8 to 10L water. Once the soup is done, take 1/3 out for the first serving with the most of the ribs and vegetables. After ribs and vegetables are eaten up, pour in the remaining soup to keep a 3-4 cm high soup level and begin to blanch other vegetables. It is very comforting in winter days.

my favorite Chinese soup is either this one ore the one with winter melon, I can never decide, so I make them both frequently 🙂

Thank you for mentioning the Cantonese variety. I’ll try that soon, too. I didn’t quite understand the thing with the hot pot. If you drink all the soup first what do you use to blanch the vegetables in? Could you maybe explain that a little bit more?

No, there is no need Andreas. The ribs have a very faint taste of sweet and freshness absorb from the lotus root. The taste should be one of the greatest mild meat.

do you serve this with some kind of dipping sauce for the meat?

You are the most welcome.