Yeongeun Jorim (연근조림) is one of my favourite side dishes, and my mom cooks this really well.
There are a couple of various ways of cooking lotus and I like the one has a softish chewy texture and sweetish salty taste. Yeah, I know, you have no idea what I am talking about. 🙂 Though if you have ever tried some of this side dish, you understand, right?
Preparation itself is a piece of cake, but it can be a bit of a time consuming process for a single side dish. Mine turned out to be the one that has a sweetish salty taste, but the texture was crunchy. It tasted good (if you prefer a crunchy texture you will love it).
Though since I prefer chewy texture I might add extra corn syrup next time, because I think the chewy texture comes from corn syrup, and to get a softish texture, I might need to simmer it a bit longer but I’m not really sure how long it would take me.
Ingredients for Korean Lotus Root Side Dish (Serves 4)
- 370g lotus root, skin peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 cups water
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
Sauce (mix these well in a bowl)
- 5 Tbsp soy sauce
- 4 Tbsp rice wine
- 6 Tbsp water
- 2 Tbsp dark brown sugar
Thickening sauce
- 1 Tbsp corn starch or potato starch
- 2 tsp roasted sesame seeds
- 2 tsp sesame oil
How to Make Korean Lotus Root Side Dish
- Put the water and vinegar in a pot and add the lotus. Boil it for 20 minutes.
- Drain the water and run cold water on lotus.
- Put the lotus in a pot and add the sauce. Simmer it on medium heat until the 2/3 of the sauce disappears.
- Add the thickening sauce in the pot, cook it on strong heat for short time.
- Serve.
Braised Lotus Root (Yeongeun Jorim)
Ingredients
- 370 g lotus root , skin peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 cups water
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar or rice vinegar
THICKENING SAUCE
- 1 Tbsp corn starch or potato starch
- 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Put the water and vinegar in a pot and add the lotus. Boil it for 20 minutes.
- Drain the water and run cold water on lotus.
- Put the lotus in a pot and add the sauce. Simmer it on medium heat until the 2/3 of the sauce disappears.
- Add the thickening sauce in the pot, cook it on strong heat for short time.
- Serve.
Nutrition Info (per serving)
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