serves
4
prep
20 minutes
cook
2:10 hours
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
2:10
hours
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 700 g fresh lotus root
- 2½ litres water
- 500 g pork ribs, chopped into 5 cm pieces
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 10 g ginger, sliced
- 2 dried red Chinese dates
Instructions
To prepare fresh lotus, wash and peel with a potato peeler then cut into pieces approximately 10 cm in length.
Place the water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add pork ribs, lotus root, carrots, ginger and dates.
Keep boiling on high heat for two hours, covered, until lotus root is tender.
Add salt to taste and serve.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
