Is Dried Bamboo Shoot Still Hard After Half a Day? Here's 1 Technique to Soften It in 30 Minutes
Bamboo shoot is a daily food that can provide balanced nutrition to the human body, the main raw material is soybeans, so it is rich in nutrients from soybeans, such as protein, lecithin, various mineral trace elements, calcium, etc., and is often called ‘vegetarian meat’., Bamboo shoot is as fragile and breakable as tofu, but it is easier to store, which is why it is popular with the public.
Bamboo shoot recipes are as diverse and varied as tofu, and can be paired with various meat and vegetable ingredients. Even a simple single vegetable stir-fry or cold dish has a texture similar to eating meat, with a soft and resilient bite. The sauce is rich and down-to-earth.
Regarding various bamboo shoot dishes, there is a difficulty in that it is necessary to soak bamboo shoot before cooking, and regarding the soaking method of bamboo shoot, many people are not sure. To soak bamboo shoot so that it is soft and without a hard core, and flexible without breaking, there is a certain technique. To quickly soak and dissolve bamboo shoot, and to keep it soft and without a hard core, and flexible and intact, you cannot use cold water or hot water, but rather warm water, and it is important to pay attention to details.
First, fold the long bamboo shoot into bamboo shoot segments about 2~3 inches long, put them into a large basin, add just enough warm water to cover them, with warm water of 40~50 degrees Celsius, then add 1 spoon of salt, stir until dissolved, and cover with a lid to seal, it takes about 30 minutes for the bamboo shoot to soften and without a hard core, at this time the bamboo shoot can be used to cook food, and the taste is smooth and flexible, very delicious.
After mastering the technique of soaking bamboo shoot, below Xiaoluo shares a delicious and down-to-earth bamboo shoot dish –Bamboo shoot stewed with porkto share the method, so that everyone can learn and use it. The materials used are: bamboo shoot, pork belly, green onion, ginger, garlic, bean sauce, light soy sauce, aged soy sauce, wine, sugar, salt, cornstarch.
Bamboo shoot stewed with pork & cooking method
1. Bamboo shoot adopts the above technique to soak, wash and prepare, pork belly cut into slices, add, , and mix well to marinate for 10 minutes.
2. Pork belly is put into the pot to blanch and remove the stench, the water is drained and fished out.
3. Heat the pot and add oil, add bean sauce to stir-fry red oil, add pork belly to sauté and extract oil, then add green onion, ginger and garlic to sauté fragrant.
4. When the fragrance is mixed, pour in wine, add bamboo shoot segments, stir-fry until submerged in the boiling water, add aged soy sauce and sugar to mix evenly.
5. Braise until the sauce is reduced to half, the bamboo shoot and pork belly are soft, then turn off the heat and thicken the sauce, and serve.
Editor: Diego
