Don't soak dried bamboo shoots directly in water, here's a trick to teach you. 30 minutes to soak them open, with toughness and no hard core. Dried bamboo shoots are relatively easy to store, almost everyone has it in their kitchen, and if you don't have fresh leafy vegetables temporarily, you can cook two pieces of dried bamboo shoots into a dish, which is flavorful and nutritious. Dried bamboo shoots are made of soybean protein and fat, and their characteristics can be integrated into the flavor of other ingredients, such as stewing with meat, and the dried bamboo shoots are full of meaty aroma. However, dried bamboo shoots are made of heated soy milk, formed by drying the oil membrane, so they need to be soaked before cooking. Some people use cold water to soak dried bamboo shoots, and some people use hot water, often resulting in too long soaking time, hard core inside, or overly soft and rotten.

Today, Brother Qi is going to share a clever trick to soak dried bamboo shoots, which can be soaked in 30 minutes and will be tough and no hard core. First, use running water to clean the dried bamboo shoots, then cut them into small pieces, so that when soaking, the dried bamboo shoots and water can increase the contact area, absorb more moisture, and speed up the soaking speed.

Put the dried bamboo shoots into a basin and add a spoonful of salt. Salt can accelerate the absorption of water by dried bamboo shoots, and also kill bacteria and disinfect, making the dried bamboo shoots cleaner. Add 40-degree warm water. Some people think that hotter water can quickly soak dried bamboo shoots, but soaked dried bamboo shoots are soft and without chewiness, and the taste is not good. Cold water soaking for a long time will not easily penetrate the dried bamboo shoots, and there will be a hard core.

If you do these two steps, you can put a weight on the dried bamboo shoots, and if you don't have one, you can cover them to prevent the dried bamboo shoots from completely soaking in water. This only takes 30 minutes, and the dried bamboo shoots will be soaked properly. Soaked dried bamboo shoots will not be as soft and rotten as boiling with hot water, nor will they have a hard core when soaking with cold water, and they will taste good no matter how you cook them.

Below, Brother Qi shares a fragrant mushroom braised bamboo shoot. The dried bamboo shoots are tough, the soup is rich and very appetizing. Every time this dish is on the table, it’s finished quickly. Let's take a look together.

Fragrant Mushroom Braised Bamboo Shoot

Ingredients2 pieces of dried bamboo shoots, fresh shiitake mushrooms, dried chili peppers, green onions, garlic

SeasoningLight soy sauce, salt, oyster sauce, sugar, chicken powder

Step 1: Follow the method above, soak the dried bamboo shoots properly, and cut them into 3 cm segments after rinsing again.

Step 2: Wash the shiitake mushrooms and slice them, chop green onions and garlic, and cut dried chili peppers into segments.

Fresh shiitake mushrooms don't need to be cleaned too much, because the growth environment of shiitake mushrooms is sterile, without pesticide residue, and simply rinsing off the soil can be used.

Step 3: Heat oil in a pot, add chopped green onions and garlic, and sauté dried chili peppers, then add shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry, then add dried bamboo shoots and stir-fry evenly.

Step 4: Add an appropriate amount of warm water, with the water level equal to the dried bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms, add salt, light soy sauce, sugar and oyster sauce, and bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and cover for 10 minutes, and add chicken powder to freshen the soup before serving.

This fragrant mushroom braised bamboo shoot is very delicious, the dried bamboo shoots are full of shiitake mushroom flavor, the method is very simple, especially appetizing. If you like dried bamboo shoots, try this dish.

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