About the Recipe
You can find lotus root in most Asian stores and online. You can boil and roast lotus root but I think it is better fried - it retains a nice crunchy texture and has a nutty, slightly beery flavour - it's also full of lots of good things like iron, thiamin, and Vitamins B & C. Are you a believer yet?
Ingredients
200g / 7oz lotus root
100g / 3.5oz mangetout
1/2 red pepper
1/2 yellow pepper
1 tbsp veg oil
1/2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
Preparation
peel the lotus root and soak it in water with a little vinegar for 15-20 mins
cut the lotus root in half lengthways and then cut into 5mm / 1/4in slices
remove the strings of the mangetout
cut the peppers into bite size pieces
heat the oil in a frying pan. add the lotus root and stir-fry for 2 mins
add & fry the mangetout for 1 min
add & fry peppers for another 2-3 mins
add the mirin, soy sauce & sugar and stir fry for 30 secs
serve with a bowl of rice as a side dish