Braised Lotus Roots with Chicken

Lotus Roots are quite commonly used in Chinese cooking. I love to make lotus root chicken soup with red dates and accordingly to my mum lotus roots has lots of nutritional values. There are few ways of making delicious meal using the Lotus Roots. I have this simple recipe, it is braised Lotus Roots with Chicken...sure, it is extremely tasty, try it.





This is a short extract I obtained from this website Chinese Food Recipe. "Lotus Roots also stops diarrhea, clears Heat and improve appetite. Lotus roots contain much iron, vitamins B & C. The rich fibre content of lotus roots stimulates peristalsis and relieves constipation. Drinking 2 to 3 glasses of lotus root juice a day can stop bleeding of the esophagus an stomach (vomiting blood); bleeding of the rectum, intestines or stomach (blood in feces); nose bleeding or gum bleeding".



All you need :

• 2 pcs chicken breast meat or 1/2 chicken
• 2 medium size lotus roots - cut into slices
• 5 pips garlic / 1/2 pc fermented beancurd (tauju) /1 tbs fermented soy bean
• 2 Tbs plum sauce
• 2 Tbs oyster sauce

Simple Process :

1. Blanched the slices of lotus roots in boiling water for 5 minutes


2. Heat a little oil and saute chopped garlic, fermented beancurd, fermented soy bean till aromatic


3. Add in the chicken, blanched lotus roots, plum sauce, oyster sauce, stir to mix well


4. Add a 1/2 cup of water and let it simmer over low heat till lotus roots soften and by then chicken would be cooked too


5. When it is almost ready, add in some cornstarch to thicken the sauce


6. Ready to Serve with warm rice
   

Enjoy your Meal...

Braised Chicken with Mushroom n Peanuts

Looking for a simple dish to go with rice, take this simple chicken dish with mushrooms and braised peanuts. I like this dish as it is fast to cook and the grave is very tasty. We love the beautiful aroma of the braised chinese mushrooms. All you need to do is put the marinated chicken and mushroom and simmer with some water over a low heat, when it is almost ready, just drop in the canned braised peanuts..... Beautiful simple dish and Mushroom is good for health!

The benefits of Mushrooms , enjoy reading to find out more about the medicinal values of mushrooms.

All you need :

1. 1/2 chicken - chopped into pieces
2. 10 chinese mushrooms - soak and wash well
3. 3 Tbs dark soy sauce
4. 2 Tbs chinese cooking wine
5. 1 clove garlic
6. salt to taste

Simple Process :

1. Marinate the chicken with dark soy sauce and chinese cooking wine for 30 minutes


2. Put in the clove of garlic, marinated chicken and mushroom in a pot, add a cup of water and simmer over low heat


3. Do stir occasionally, simmer for the next 30 minutes, when the strong aroma of mushroom appears, the dish is almost ready.


4. Just add in the canned braised mushrooms and it is ready to serve..

BRAISED PEANUTS

Have a Happy Meal!