Fried meat-stuffed lotus root

Grate only 30g of lotus root and cut the remaining 100g into 5cm wide slices

Put the ground meat and a pinch of salt in a bowl, add the grated lotus root from step [1], 1/3 of a whole egg, and pepper, and mix by hand

Heat butter in a frying pan and fry the onions, adding a pinch of salt and a little pepper

Once the onions have softened, turn off the heat and let it cool

Once cooled, mix with (2) and sandwich the meat mixture between two pieces of lotus root. Dip the mixture in flour, then beaten egg (1 egg), then breadcrumbs

Fry in 170°C oil for about 4 minutes, then transfer to a tray lined with kitchen paper

Cut [6] in half and place on a plate. Place 1 teaspoon of mustard paste on the edge of the plate, and drizzle with salt and olive oil on top