Braised Lotus Root, Yeongeun Jorim

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prep time:

5 min

inactive time:

10 min

cooking time:

25 min

total time:

40 min

This is a nice side dish with a good balance of salty and sweet, and it goes well with steamed rice and other vegetable side dishes. It's a perfect opportunity to try an exotic healthy root vegetable rarely appearing on North American tables. Lotus roots a have crunchy texture with sweet-tangy flavors. It is also used in Asian herbal medicine.

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for soaking lotus root
7 oz	Lotus root (Yeongeun) 연근
1 cup	Water 물
1 tbs	Vinegar 식초
for blanching
3 cups	Water 물
for seasoning
1½ cups	Water 물
¾ cup	Soy Sauce (regular) 왜간장
⅓ cup	Sugar 설탕
1 tbs	Mul Yeot / Malt (Maltose) Syrup 물엿 (optional)
1 tbs	Sesame Seeds 깨 (optional)

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Optional Ingredients and Substitutions
Mulyeot is optional. Add more sugar instead.
Sesame seeds are great in this dish but you can get away without them.

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1. Peel & Cut Peel and wash lotus root. Cut it into 0.5 cm (a little thiner than ¼”) thick slices. Mix 1 cup of water with 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Soak sliced lotus roots in the vinegar water for 10 minutes. Then, drain water with a strainer.		1 Peel & wash Slice into 0.5 cm thickness Mix 1 cup water 1 tbs vinegar Soak lotus roots 10 min Drain
2. Blanch Blanch lotus root in boiling water for 5 min on high heat. Drain all the water out through a strainer.		2 Blanch in boiling water High Heat 5 min Drain water
3. Braise Add 1½ cup of water, ¾ cup of soy sauce and 5 tablespoons of sugar in a pot and mix well. Add blanched lotus and braise on medium heat with a lid for 15 min.		3 Braise with lid blanched lotus root 1½ cup water ¾ cup soy sauce 5 tbs sugar Med Heat 15 min
4. Finish up When the sauce boils down, add 1 tablespoon of malt syrup and mix well. Braise for 5 more minutes. Sprinkle sesame seeds.		4 Add 1 tbs malt syrup Mix well Braise Med Heat 5 min Sprinkle sesame seeds
5. Serve Serve in a side dish bowl. Enjoy!		5 Serve Enjoy!