Steamed Stuffed Lotus Roots with Syrup

Name: Steamed Stuffed Lotus Roots with Syrup (Nuo mi ou)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ cup glutinous rice; 1-¼ pound lotus root; ½ teaspoon cornstarch; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon Kuei-hua jam (optional)

Nuo mi ou

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1-¼ pound lotus root
½ cup glutinous rice
1 cup

Asia
Taiwan
Snack
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Choose one or two sections of white or light lotus roots. After washing, cut about ½” off the tops, as a cover.
Wash glutinous rice, and stuff in lotus root holes. Tap lotus root to allow rice to go in easily. When holes are full, cover with top of lotus roots, secure with tooth picks.
Cook stuffed roots in boiling water for 2 hours (or steam for 4 ho