How to preserve lotus roots for a long time in winter? Lotus root is a common ingredient in our life. It tastes crisp and is loved by many people. Especially in autumn and winter, many people use lotus root to stew soup, and lotus root storage is also skillful. Learn how to preserve lotus roots for a long time in winter.

How to keep lotus roots fresh in winter is 1 1. Water soaking method: We all know that lotus root is a plant that grows in muddy water. After it is dug out of the water, it can be soaked in clear water for preservation. First, clean the lotus root, then insert it into the bucket with its root facing down, and inject clean water, without changing the water every other week or so. Note that in the meantime.

2, plastic wrap method: for the kind of broken or cut lotus root, we can wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator. Pay attention to the temperature of the refrigerator not to be too low, and keep the fresh-keeping temperature of the refrigerator at about 5℃, which can last for about a week.

3. Salt water preservation method: We can soak the extra lotus roots we bought in salt water. First, we need to clean the soil in the lotus roots, then put it in a water tank, add a proper amount of salt and soak the lotus roots. Be careful not to choose iron pots or drums when choosing soaking containers, so as to avoid chemical reaction with salt water. In this way, salt water is not easy to soak in the lotus root, and it can also ensure that the lotus root is fresh and does not deteriorate.

4. Mud pit storage method: This is also based on the growth properties of lotus roots. Mud pit storage method is suitable for the preservation of a large number of lotus roots. Dig a suitable pit in the shade of the yard to avoid direct sunlight. Keep the soil slightly moist and don't agglomerate. If the soil is too dry, it needs to be moistened with proper amount of water.

How to preserve lotus root 2 1 for a long time in winter? What are the practices of lotus root?

(1) Braised pork chop

Simple and easy, vegetarian dishes and meat are cooked together. The dishes are eye-catching, fake, fragrant, soft and glutinous, which are very suitable for the elderly and children with bad teeth and are also favored by people who control their weight.

Ingredients: lotus root 1 knot, flour100g.

Exercise:

Step 1: cut the lotus root into inches and soak it in salt water;

Step 2: add a little salt to the flour and make it into a thick paste;

Step 3: put cooking oil in the pot, put lotus root strips into the batter, dip them fully, fry them in the pot until golden brown, and take them out;

Step 4: Put the fried lotus root strips into a wok, add appropriate amount of seasonings such as boiling water, soy sauce and pepper, and collect the soup over high fire to serve.

(2) sweet cake with different colors.

This is a simple and easy-to-cook baked pasta with beautiful appearance and appetizing taste. Adding carrots and broad beans makes this snack more nutritious. Baking can effectively reduce the fat content and calories in food, which is very suitable for office workers to bring lunch.

Ingredients: lotus root 1 knot, broad bean100g, half carrot, flour100g.

Exercise:

Step 1: Dice carrot and lotus root respectively;

Step 2: put cooking oil in the pot, stir-fry broad beans, lotus roots and diced carrots until cooked;

Step 3: Mix the flour into batter with warm water, and pour the fried vegetables into the batter and mix well;

Step 4: Brush the baking tray with oil, arrange the batter in the baking tray with a spoon, bake at 200 degrees 10 minute, and serve.

Eating lotus root in spring and summer is healthy and delicious. Eating lotus root in different ways will make you healthy and happy every day.

2. The efficacy and function of lotus root

(1) clearing heat and cooling blood

Lotus root is cold, has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat heatstroke; Lotus root is sweet and light, which is especially beneficial to people with fever, thirst, epistaxis and hemoptysis.

(2) catharsis, spleen and appetite.

Lotus root contains mucin and dietary fiber, which can be combined with cholate in human body, cholesterol and triglyceride in food, so that it can be excreted from feces, thus reducing the absorption of lipids. Lotus root gives off a unique fragrance, and also contains tannin, which has certain functions of invigorating spleen, stopping diarrhea, stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, stimulating appetite and strengthening the body, and is beneficial to the recovery of people with poor appetite.

(3) Benefiting blood and promoting granulation

Lotus root has high nutritional value, rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium, and also rich in protein, vitamins and starch, which has obvious functions of invigorating qi and blood and enhancing human immunity. Therefore, Chinese medicine calls it: "the Lord nourishes the spirit, benefiting qi and tonifying deficiency."

(4) stop bleeding and remove blood stasis

Lotus root contains a lot of tannic acid, which can constrict blood vessels and can be used to stop bleeding. Lotus root can also cool blood and disperse blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, which is a good diet for fever.

How to preserve lotus root 3 for a long time in winter? Nutritional value of lotus root

Lotus root contains mucin.

Lotus root contains a mucin, which is the main reason for the disconnection. What important role does this mucin play in human body? It can combine with bile salts in human body, promote the discharge of bile salts, and also combine with cholesterol in food, which can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in food by gastrointestinal tract, prevent the increase of cholesterol concentration in blood, and also play a certain role in preventing cardiovascular diseases.

2. Lotus root contains tannin.

Lotus root contains a certain amount of tannin, which makes lotus root have a faint fragrance and has an appetizing and nourishing effect. Tannin of lotus root can also strengthen the spleen and stomach, contribute to the digestion and absorption of food, and is suitable for people with poor appetite and loss of appetite to restore appetite.

Lotus root contains a lot of iron.

The iron content in lotus root is very high. In many parts of our country, women have the habit of eating lotus root to enrich blood. Lotus root has a high iron content, and the components that affect its absorption are almost free. It is an ideal iron supplement food. Eating lotus root can promote the regeneration of red blood cells and has a certain effect on hematopoiesis and blood supplement.

It contains some dietary fiber.

Now people's life should be based on flour and rice. Many people have certain constipation. In autumn and winter, vegetables and fruits are relatively scarce. Proper consumption of lotus root can supplement a certain amount of dietary fiber for the body, adjust the wettability of feces and relieve constipation.

5, contains a lot of vitamin C.

The human body needs a lot of organic matter to provide energy every day. In the process of oxidative decomposition, organic matter not only produces a lot of energy, but also produces a lot of free radicals. Free radicals are the source of all human diseases and the main factor of human aging and pathological changes. Therefore, human aging is inevitable.

Lotus root contains a lot of vitamin C and a certain amount of selenium, which can effectively identify and eliminate free radicals in the body. Eating lotus root can prevent aging, and beauty beauty can also prevent many diseases.

6. Precautions for eating lotus root

1, lotus root grows underwater, therefore, lotus root belongs to cold food, and people with deficiency of spleen and stomach should eat less.

2, pregnant women are not suitable for eating too much lotus root, so as not to cause frequent fetal movements.

3. Lotus root mostly grows on muddy land, and now the environmental pollution is more serious. Try not to eat lotus root raw, lest parasites cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

7. Lotus root recipe

(1) cold lotus root slices

Ingredients: a lotus root, a little onion, a little garlic, 3 dried peppers, a little salt and a little chicken essence.

Exercise:

1. Peel the lotus root, slice it, put the sliced lotus root into a basin of cold water, and heat it until the water boils for about one minute. Take out the lotus root slices and put them in cold water.

2. Slice the lotus root, cut the onion into chopped green onion, cut the garlic into minced garlic, and cut the pepper in half. Put it on the lotus root slices, then sprinkle with appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence.

3. Pour hot oil on chopped green onion and pepper. Mix well and serve.

(2) ribs and lotus roots

Ingredients: 500g sparerib, 750g lotus root, 3g salt10g pepper, 7g onion10g ginger.

Exercise:

1. Wash the ribs and chop them into 4cm long pieces. Wash lotus root, scrape and peel it, put it on the chopping board and beat it hard, and cut it into small pieces.

2. Pour appropriate amount of boiling water into the pressure cooker, add ribs and lotus roots, add onions, ginger slices, salt and pepper, cover the lid, boil over high fire, and simmer for 20 minutes.