How to make delicious steamed vegetarian rice wrapped in lotus leaves for the Vu Lan festival.

Family and Society - This vegetarian lotus leaf rice dish is light and nutritious, with the nutty flavor of lotus seeds blending perfectly with soft, fragrant rice grains. Let's get into the kitchen with the following article to make this vegetarian dish with a simple and easy recipe.

Steamed vegetarian rice wrapped in lotus leaves

Ingredient

2 cups sticky rice; 150 grams fresh lotus seeds; 150 grams vegetarian sausage (diced); 10 grams shiitake mushrooms (diced); 100 grams carrots (diced ); 100 grams green beans (diced); 2 lotus leaves; 10 grams sugar; 10 grams vegetarian seasoning powder; 10 grams soy sauce; 10 grams vegetarian oyster sauce.

Preparation method

First, thoroughly wash the lotus seeds, then boil them with a little salt until soft. Remove them from the water and use the lotus seed broth to cook the rice. Next, wash the rice and cook it in the lotus seed broth. Heat a pan on the stove, add a little cooking oil, then add carrots, beans, shiitake mushrooms, vegetarian sausage, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of vegetarian seasoning, 1 tablespoon of vegetarian oyster sauce, and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. Stir the ingredients well, then add the lotus seeds and stir well before removing the pan from the heat.

Ingredients for steamed vegetarian rice wrapped in lotus leaves.

Next, add the stir-fried mixture to the white rice, mix well, wrap in lotus leaves, and steam for 5 to 7 minutes after the water boils. Finally, you have a light and nutritious vegetarian lotus leaf rice dish with the sweet and refreshing taste of lotus seeds combined with fragrant, chewy, and sweet rice grains, and the richness of the ingredients.

Vegetarian rice wrapped in lotus leaves

Pre-processing the ingredients

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First, soak 20g of dried shiitake mushrooms in warm water for about 7-10 minutes until they expand, then drain them. Next, squeeze out the excess water and cut them into thin strips. Then, peel and wash the carrots, and dice them. Separate the corn kernels from the cob, discarding the cob.

Next, take 20g of dried lotus seeds that have been soaked overnight to remove the lotus seed embryo and peel off the brown membrane. For the green beans, trim the ends and remove the strings, then wash and dice them.

Vegetarian rice wrapped in lotus leaves has a very eye-catching color and a subtle, distinctive aroma of lotus seeds.

Next, bring about 300ml of water to a rolling boil, then add the prepared lotus seeds and cook over medium heat. Once the water boils again, reduce the heat and simmer for another 10 minutes until the lotus seeds are tender, then remove them from the pot.

Steamed rice

First, place a pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Once the oil is hot, add 1 tablespoon of finely chopped shallots and sauté until fragrant.

Next, add the prepared green beans, carrots, sweet corn, and shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until the mixture is just cooked through. Then season with about 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/3 teaspoon of MSG.

Next, add 1 cup (rice bowl) of cooled rice and stir well. Then, add 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, mix all the ingredients together over high heat for about 30 seconds, then taste and adjust seasoning as needed before turning off the heat.

After washing and drying the lotus leaves, place them in a bowl with the veins facing inwards. Next, add the lotus seeds first, then spread the rice evenly on top. Finally, gather the lotus leaves together and use toothpicks to secure them.

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This vegetarian lotus leaf rice dish is light and nutritious, with the nutty flavor of lotus seeds blending perfectly with the soft, fragrant rice grains.

Finally, place a pot on the stove, add a bowl of water, then place the rice packet on the steamer rack and cover. Steam for about 10 minutes until the rice is cooked, soft, and fragrant, then remove it from the pot.

After steaming, remove the rice packet to a plate and use scissors to cut the lotus leaf into six petals from the top to the middle of the rice packet. The vegetarian rice wrapped in lotus leaves has a very eye-catching color and a subtle, characteristic aroma of lotus seeds. When eaten, you will feel the soft, chewy rice grains, the nutty lotus seeds, and the well-seasoned vegetable filling. The vegetarian rice wrapped in lotus leaves tastes best when hot.

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