Bamboo shoots are typically eaten in spring or winter, and winter bamboo shoots are harder to gather and generally difficult to find. This dish combines the fresh fragrance of bamboo shoots with the tenderness of meat slices, resulting in a delicious and savory dish that is simple to prepare. This is Winter Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fried with Meat, a popular home-style dish made primarily with winter bamboo shoots and pork.
How to Make Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fried with Meat
Although winter bamboo shoots are tasty, they contain a higher amount of oxalic acid. Individuals with kidney stones should eat them in moderation.
Ingredients Needed
750 grams of winter bamboo shoots, 300 grams of pork, an appropriate amount of oil, and an appropriate amount of salt.
Steps for Preparation
1. Peel the winter bamboo shoots and cut them into small pieces. Place the sliced bamboo shoots in boiling water to blanch for several minutes.
2. Wash the meat and slice it.
3. Heat oil in a wok, then add the meat slices and stir-fry until they change color.
4. Add the blanched bamboo shoots and continue to stir-fry. When nearly cooked, add seasonings to taste.
5. Finally, plate and serve.
Tips
Blanching the bamboo shoots in boiling water can remove their bitterness and improve the texture.
How to Make the Best Winter Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fried with Meat
A good choice when stir-frying bamboo shoots is to pair them with appetizing and digestive snow pickles.
Ingredients Needed
100 grams of pork, 300 grams of winter bamboo shoots, 300 grams of snow pickles, 6 grams of dried red chili peppers, scallions, ginger, sugar, soy sauce, and salt as needed.
Steps for Preparation
1. Remove the outer shell of the winter bamboo shoots and peel off the tough skin at the root. Slice them into pieces.
2. Rinse the newly pickled snow pickles and cut them into one-inch-long segments.
3. Rinse the pork, slice it thinly, wash the scallions and cut them into sections, wash the ginger and cut it into thin strips, wipe the dried chilies clean, and break them into two pieces.
4. Boil water in a pot, add a small amount of salt, and after the water boils, add the bamboo shoot slices. Blanch for 2 minutes, then remove and cool, drain the water, and set aside.
5. Heat a wok and add oil. When the oil is hot, add the scallion sections, ginger strips, and chili peppers to stir-fry. Finally, add the pork slices and a small amount of soy sauce, stir-fry until the surface of the meat is relatively dry.
6. Add the snow pickles and winter bamboo shoots, along with a small amount of sugar and salt, stir-fry evenly, and serve.
Tips
1. Depending on the saltiness of the snow pickles, decide whether to add salt; if the pickles are very salty, no additional salt is needed, otherwise, it will be too salty to eat.
2. Do not stir-fry the snow pickles for too long, or they will turn yellow.
Home-Style Winter Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fried with Meat
Without oil, it's not easy to stir-fry bamboo shoots. Choosing some fatty pork will make it much better.
Ingredients Needed
100 grams of fatty pork, 300 grams of winter bamboo shoots, 20 grams of garlic chives, 2 teaspoons of salt, 100 milliliters of oil, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, and sugar as needed.
Steps for Preparation
1. Soak dried bamboo shoots in cold water for 3 days, changing the water daily. Once they have expanded, remove the older parts. After soaking, you can see that they are bamboo shoots.
2. For thicker bamboo shoots, first cut them open, then slice them; this will make the slices finer. Slice them into bamboo shoot strips.
3. Wash the fatty pork and slice it. Cut the garlic chives into sections.
4. Heat oil in a wok, add the pork slices, and stir-fry while adding a small amount of soy sauce. Once cooked, remove from the pan.
5. In the wok, heat oil, add the winter bamboo shoots, and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Add the cooked pork back to the wok and stir-fry. Add salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, and garlic chives, then add a little bit of water and simmer briefly before serving.
Tips
Sugar is optional and can be added based on personal taste preferences.