How to peel old lotus seeds

Lotus seeds are a food with high nutritional value. In life, lotus seeds are often used to cook porridge, which is delicious and can meet the nutritional needs of the body. It is easy to eat lotus seeds, but peeling lotus seeds is a particularly troublesome thing. Because the skin of lotus seeds is relatively hard and has a high degree of adhesion, it is difficult to peel it without the help of tools. So, what are some tips for peeling lotus seeds?

Wash the lotus seeds first, then put them into boiling water, add appropriate amount of alkali and stir well, simmer for a while, then pour the lotus seeds into a rice washing basket and rub them vigorously, the lotus seed skin can be easily peeled off.

Lotus seed, a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried mature seeds of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., a plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. Distributed in provinces in the north and south of my country. It has the effects of tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, stopping leukorrhea, benefiting the kidneys and astringing semen, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. It is often used for diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, leucorrhea, spermatorrhea, palpitations and insomnia. It is best to remove the core, otherwise it will taste bitter. To remove the core: first soak the lotus seeds in warm water at 50 degrees for an hour! After the lotus seeds are swollen, you can use a bamboo stick to poke the lotus core out, or you can split the lotus seeds in half and remove the lotus core (this will not look very good). The lotus seeds after removing the core can be used for cooking. Preparation method of lotus seed, lily and red bean paste: 20 grams of lotus seeds, 20 grams of lily, and about 50 grams of red beans, add water and cook into a paste, then add brown sugar to season.

Efficacy: Lily is sweet and slightly cold, enters the heart and lung meridians, can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, and when combined with lotus seeds, it can calm the mind and soothe the nerves, strengthen the spleen and stomach, consolidate the kidneys and nourish the essence, moisturize dryness and replenish the blood. Preparation method of stewing old duck with lotus seeds, Adenophora Root and Polygonatum odoratum: 30 grams of lotus seeds, 30 grams of Adenophora Root, 30 grams of Polygonatum odoratum, half a duck or a whole old duck, wash and remove the internal organs, put it into a clay pot, add water and appropriate amount of dried tangerine peel, simmer on low heat for more than 1 hour, season and drink the soup and eat the duck meat. Efficacy: It is a nourishing and nutritious food.

Adenophora stellariae and Polygonatum odoratum can nourish yin and moisten dryness, benefit the stomach and produce body fluids. When paired with lotus seeds and old duck, they can replenish qi and blood, nourish the heart and strengthen the kidneys. Symptoms of organ deficiency such as shortness of breath, fatigue, weak spleen and stomach, back pain, dizziness, and loss of appetite after treatment of an illness or after childbirth.