The yam belongs to the food category. In ancient times, people used it in soup or as a medicinal ingredient. For those recovering from a serious illness or the elderly who are weak, honey glazed yam cakes are a perfect choice!
【Name】
Honey Glazed Yam Cakes
【Ingredients】
500g yam, 100g date paste filling, 100g refined flour, 25g honey, 200g granulated sugar, 10g osmanthus sauce, 1000g peanut oil, 10g sesame oil.
【Instructions】
1. Wash the yam and steam it until cooked. Peel off the skin while it's still hot and press it into a fine mud with a knife. Add 50g of flour and mix well;
2. Sprinkle a little flour on the well-mixed yam paste and knead it into a long strip. Cut it into 3cm square pieces. Also knead the date paste filling into a long strip and cut it into about 1cm square pieces;
3. Then press each piece of yam into a small cake and wrap it with the date paste filling, forming a round shape. Press it into a small flat cake with a diameter of about 3cm and a thickness of about 1cm.
4. Heat the peanut oil in a wok until it's about 70% hot, then put in the yam cakes. Fry until golden brown and remove;
5. Leave a little oil in the wok, add the granulated sugar, stir-fry over medium heat until dark red, quickly add hot water, and simmer over low heat until the syrup becomes slightly sticky. Add the fried yam cakes, osmanthus sauce, honey, continue to simmer until the syrup coats the cakes evenly. Drizzle with sesame oil and toss the wok to evenly coat the yam cakes with the syrup.
【Notes】
However, it is not suitable for diabetics because it contains a large amount of sugar.
【Benefits and Functions of Yam】
"Compendium of Materia Medica": Yam can invigorate the spleen, nourish the essence, strengthen the kidneys, treat various deficiencies, and heal the damage caused by overworking. But its nature is light and gentle, not suitable for the sole use. Therefore, when tonifying the spleen and lungs, ginseng and atractylodes should be the main ingredients; when nourishing the kidneys and water, rehmannia and dioscorea should be the main ingredients. To prevent leakage, it should be combined with dodder.
Pills and powders can also be made from yam. In summary, its nature is weak, but it can be used as an auxiliary ingredient with other stronger ingredients.
