What Are Lotus leaves and How Can I Use Them?
If lotus leaves have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 4 recipes to try them in.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 荷叶
- British (UK) term
- Lotus leaves
- en français
- feuilles de lotus
- en español
- hojas de loto
Recipes using lotus leaves
There are 4 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Chicken & Lotus Seed Soup
Traditional Chinese chicken soup with dried lotus seeds, black mushrooms, Smithfield ham, ginger, and sherry, thickened with lotus root powder. A refined, aromatic broth with healing roots.
Beggar's Chicken
A legendary Chinese dish: whole chicken rubbed with soy and sesame, stuffed with seasoned pork and mustard greens, wrapped in lotus leaves, sealed in clay, and slow-roasted until fall-apart tender.
Sweet & Pungent Lotus Root with Pork
A classic Chinese cold dish featuring simmered pork shoulder and crisp lotus root slices drizzled with a tangy sweet-and-sour sauce. Elegant enough for a banquet, simple enough for a weeknight.
Fresh Lotus Root Salad
Fresh lotus root salad with crisp, lacy slices in a ginger-soy-sesame-vinegar dressing. A light, crunchy Chinese cold dish with beautiful presentation.
