Recipe

Lotus Root Stir Fry Recipe

	Zoetheunicorn / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago If there was a stir-fry beauty paegent, this'd win fo sho. Lotus roots are pretty cool. Expensive, but cool....And their texture is awesome to eat. Prep:20m Cook:15m Servings:4	Zoetheunico
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Ingredients

**marinade**

3 tsp curry powder

3 tsp fresh ginger, grated

6 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp dry sherry

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1 lotus root

300g packet firm tofu, cubed

about 2 dried black fungus (can substitute some big swiss brown 'shrooms)

about 10 button mushrooms, sliced or quartered, whatever

2 schallots/srping onions, diagonally sliced

1 small tin water chestnuts, sliced

Directions

Mix together all the marinade ingredients.

Peel the lotus root (how cool is the sound it makes??), clice into about 1cm thick slices and plinge into a bowl of water with a few drps of lemon juice in it. Drain.

Marinade the lotus root and tofu for atleast 2 hours, all day if possible, turning every now and then.

If youre using dried black fungus, place in a bowl of water and soak for 30 minutes, till pliable, then drain.

When its all done marinating, add the lotus and tofu to your (oiled) wok and tir fry for about 2 minutes, add shrooms (both kinds) and water chestnuts and stirfry another few minutes. toss through schallots.

Garnish with extra schallots, serve.

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