In spring, all things come back to life, and bamboo shoots slowly grow in this season. Bamboo shoots stir-fried with meat is a popular dish that uses bamboo shoots and pork as the main ingredients. The light and tender taste of bamboo shoots paired with common pork makes it a favorite among many people, and it is also very nutritious.
How to Prepare Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fried with Meat
Ingredients Needed
250 grams of pork belly, 300 grams of bamboo shoots, oil, salt, garlic chives, green peppers to taste.
Cooking Steps
1. Slice the bamboo shoots and blanch them in boiling water, then drain and set aside.
2. Boil the pork belly until tender (when a chopstick can easily pierce through), then slice while still hot.
3. Heat a wok, slightly fry the pork slices until some fat is rendered, then set aside for later use.
4. Add the bamboo shoot slices to the oiled wok, stir-fry briefly, then add the pork slices and continue to stir-fry.
5. Add garlic chives and green peppers, season with salt, then serve.
Tips
Blanching the bamboo shoot slices helps remove oxalic acid and bitterness.
Home-Style Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fried with Meat
Ingredients Needed
Bamboo shoots, lean meat, oil, salt, soy sauce, chili sauce, chicken essence, sweet potato starch, celery.
Cooking Steps
1. Clean and slice the garlic chives, blanch them in boiling water. Wash the meat and slice it.
2. Heat oil in a wok, stir-fry the lean meat, add the bamboo shoots and cooking wine, stir-fry until fragrant.
3. Add the celery and soy sauce, stir-fry, then add a little water and simmer over high heat for 3 minutes.
4. Add chili sauce and seasonings, stir-fry and serve.
Nutritional Benefits of Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fried with Meat
Benefits and Effects
1. Weight Loss and Fat Reduction: Bamboo shoots are low in energy and fat but high in fiber, and they provide a good sense of fullness, suitable for those who need to lose weight.
2. Blood Pressure Reduction: Bamboo shoots are rich in potassium, which is beneficial for hypertensive patients who need to consume foods high in potassium and low in sodium.
3. Beauty and Complexion Improvement: Over 90% of toxins produced by our bodies are expelled through the intestines. The high dietary fiber content in bamboo shoots aids in detoxification.
Precautions
1. Those with allergies should not eat too much. Patients with severe gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastric bleeding, liver cirrhosis, esophageal varices, chronic enteritis, etc., should avoid eating bamboo shoots.
2. Fresh bamboo shoots should not be consumed in large quantities; each person should not eat more than half a bamboo shoot per meal.
3. People with stone diseases, osteoporosis, and elderly individuals with poor digestive systems should not eat bamboo shoots.
4. Bamboo shoots contain a relatively high amount of oxalic acid and should not be eaten together with tofu, as the oxalic acid would react with calcium in tofu to form insoluble calcium oxalate, which cannot be absorbed by the human body.