The best season for fresh bamboo shoots—pickled fresh bamboo shoots

Overview

Spring bamboo shoots are on the market. It’s the best time of year for bamboo shoots to be eaten. Shanghainese love to eat them and know how to eat them. At this time of year, every family will make some pickled vegetables, but each family’s method may be a little different, but fresh meat, bacon, and fresh bamboo shoots are the most basic ingredients!

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• bacon
• bamboo shoots
• chives
• ginger
• pork belly

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Get the ingredients ready.

   

2. 2 Cut bacon or fresh meat into thick slices, add ginger slices, green onions, boil water and blanch them again.

   

3. 3 Blanch and rinse with water.

   

4. 4 Peel the bamboo shoots, cut into hob pieces, boil water and add a little salt, add the bamboo shoots and blanch for about 30 seconds, remove and drain in cold water and set aside.

   

5. 5 Add appropriate amount of water to the blanched fresh meat, add onions and ginger, bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about 1 hour.

   

6. 6 Add bacon and bring to a boil and simmer for about half an hour.

   

7. 7 Finally, add the bamboo shoots and simmer for ten minutes.

   

8. 8 Sprinkle some chopped green onion.