LOTUS AS FOOD RECIPES

Steps:

• Finely chop onions, mince garlic and ginger, chop broccoli into florets, and slice mushrooms.
• Heat a large sauté pan on a medium heat, add avocado oil and onions, turn down heat to low/medium.
• Sauté onions for 2-3 mins, then add garlic and ginger (if the ginger is in powder form wait till later), cook and stir for 3 mins.
• Add mushrooms and cook and stir for another 5 minutes while adding aminos, vinegar, cayenne, maple syrup, and cornstarch.
• After ~5 mins, when you need more liquid, start adding vegetable broth 1 tbsp at a time. Continue to add broth and simmer the sauce until you run out of broth (10 mins max).
• Meanwhile, heat 3 cups of water in a pot and cook the ramen noodles (~4 mins).
• When the noodles are cooked, turn off the heat and prep the sink with a large bowl with your broccoli florets to catch the hot water so the broccoli can quickly blanch. Use a fine strainer for the noodles; rinse with cold water.
• The broccoli should not stay longer than 2 mins in the hot water. Rinse with cold water.
• By now, the sauce should be viscous and ready to be mixed with the noodles, broccoli, and the sesame oil. This also works well if you save it for meal prep and eat it cold or hot.
• Serve with sesame seeds, lime, and chopped green onions.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan and sauté´ onions and garlic with black pepper, turmeric, paprika, and cayenne pepper until soft and browned.
• In a large pot, add in 12 cups water, ginger, lemongrass, bay leaves and bring to a boil. Boil for 5-7 mins.
• Add catfish fillets to the onion and garlic mixture. Cook for ~7-9 mins, breaking into small pieces as it starts to cook.
• Discard ginger, lemongrass, and bay leaves. Transfer catfish mixture from pan into the pot of water.
• Add in shrimp sauce, fish sauce, and shallots. Bring soup to a light boil for 5-7 mins.
• In a separate bowl, mix rice flour and chickpea flour with 2 cups of water until dissolved. Slowly add mixture into soup, stirring well.
• Cook noodles separately and run under cold water. Set aside.
• Allow soup to simmer for ~10 mins until thickened and shallots are soft. Taste and add salt, if needed.
• Assemble noodles in bowl, add soup and serve with toppings.
• Enjoy!