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Remove the two ends of the lotus root with a knife.

Peel the lotus root skin using a paring knife.

Cut the lotus root into thin slices, then into filaments, and finally into cubes, achieving a grainy texture.

Place the chopped lotus root into a large bowl, add a spoonful of salt, and stir with chopsticks.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it marinate for 10 minutes to prevent oxidation.

Prepare two tomatoes, blanch them in boiling water to make peeling easier, then peel and dice them.

Prepare a peeled carrot, slice it thinly, shred it, and cut it into diced pieces.

Chop a few shallots and put them on a plate.

Slice ginger thinly, shred it, and mince it, placing it in a small bowl.

Pour 200 ml of boiling water over the minced ginger and stir to heat evenly, then set aside.

Prepare 5 yuan of lean meat, cut it into thin slices, filaments, and small cubes, then chop it into a grainy texture or use a meat grinder to mince it.

Check the marinated lotus root, squeeze out excess water using clean gauze, and save the lotus root juice for later.

In the bowl with minced meat, add diced carrots, chopped green onion, ginger juice, 1 beaten egg, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, a little salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of starch.

Mix everything together with disposable gloves until sticky.

Prepare a plate with thin carrot slices arranged in a circle.

Take a small handful of the lotus root filling (about 40 grams), shape it into a small ball, and place it on the carrot slices. Repeat with the remaining filling.

Boil water in a steamer, place the lotus root balls in the steamer, cover, and steam for 15 minutes.

Prepare a few cloves of garlic, slice them, and chop them into minced garlic.

Remove the skins from the blanched tomatoes, cut them in half, and dice them.

Take the saved lotus root juice, add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce, pepper, and 2 tablespoons of starch, and stir well to make the sauce.

Heat a little oil in a pot, add minced garlic, and stir-fry until fragrant.

Add the diced tomatoes and 1 tablespoon of salt, stir-frying until the tomatoes release their juice.

Add the prepared sauce to the tomatoes and cook on low heat until the soup thickens.

Pour the sauce over the steamed lotus root balls and garnish with chopped green onion.

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