Today I introduce you to lotus root dumpling. It is a popular dish in Japan. The dumpling has great smooth texture and delicious dashi sauce gives the dish amazing flavor.
Lotus root is a very nutritious vegetable; high in vitamin C, potassium, fiber and polyphenol. It doesn’t have a particularly strong taste or aroma, so it suits all taste.
In this recipe, grated lotus root is cooked in a microwave. This makes the recipe easy.
Put about 3 tablespoons of the mixture on a piece of wrap and make a ball shape.
Meanwhile, in a sauce pan, combine dashi stock, cooking sake, soy sauce and mirin, and bring to a boil. Stir in slurry. Drizzle the dumpling with the sauce and top with chopped green onion and grated ginger to taste.
Ingredients (serving 2)
- 10 oz. lotus root, peeled
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dashi stock (any kind)
- 1 Tablespoon Cooking Sake
- 1 Tablespoon Gluten Free Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Mirin sweet cooking rice wine
- Slurry (Mixture of 1 Tablespoon cornstarch plus 2 Tablespoons water)
- Chopped green onion to taste
- Grated ginger to taste
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May 24, 2021 at 9:09 am
This looks so tasty and elegant!
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May 24, 2021 at 11:05 am
Thank you!! Yes, it looks a fancy dish but has very easy recipe 🙂
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May 24, 2021 at 9:09 am
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before, even in a Japanese restaurant. Looks good though and it is worth a try. Finding lotus root could be an adventure here in NC. Thank you.
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May 24, 2021 at 11:08 am
I hope you find lotus root at some point. Here in Midwest we can find it at Asian markets.
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May 24, 2021 at 4:49 pm
So yummy 😋
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May 25, 2021 at 11:20 am
Yes, it is!! Plus very easy to make 🙂
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June 1, 2021 at 4:36 pm
Olay
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June 10, 2021 at 2:25 pm
Thank you!! 🙂
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