Braised spring bamboo shoots in oil—a seasonal dish not to be missed in spring

Overview

Spring is here, and it’s the season to eat spring bamboo shoots. Today I’m going to serve a traditional Jiangnan style braised spring bamboo shoots in vegetable oil. Braised spring bamboo shoots in oil is a traditional dish in Hangzhou. It uses young spring bamboo shoots unearthed around the Qingming Festival and is cooked with heavy oil and sugar. It is bright red in color, tender and refreshing, salty and sweet, rich in nutrients, and you will never tire of eating it. Today I went to the market and bought two fresh bamboo shoots and made this Jiangnan famous vegetable braised spring bamboo shoots in oil. It is really delicious. It tastes fresh and smooth, salty and sweet, very tender and smooth. It is indeed a famous dish in Jiangnan. It is delicious. Friends who are interested should try it too.

Tags

• hot dishes
• chinese banquet
• zhejiang cuisine
• pregnant women
• old man
• spring recipes
• banquet dishes
• lunch
• dinner
• famous dishes
• students
• edible oil
• light soy sauce
• old soy sauce
• rice wine
• spring bamboo shoots
• star anise
• white sugar
• ginger slices
• minced green garlic
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Peel off the outer old leaves of the spring bamboo shoots and clean them.

   

2. 2 Cut into long thin strips vertically, blanch in salted water for 10 minutes.

   

3. 3 After blanching, take it out and soak it in cold water for half an hour and set aside.

   

4. 4 Heat the oil in the wok until it is 70% hot. Fry the blanched bamboo shoots in oil for 2 minutes and take them out.

   

5. 5 Then stir-fry the ginger slices and star anise,

   

6. 6 Pour in the spring bamboo shoots and stir-fry, add a small amount of water, turn down the heat and simmer for about 3 minutes, then open the lid and simmer for another 3 minutes.

   

7. 7 When the appearance of the bamboo shoots turns yellow, add a little rice wine.

   

8. 8 Add light soy sauce and dark soy sauce.

   

9. 9 Add salt and sugar.

   

10. 10 Add a little water, cover and simmer for about 3 minutes.

    

11. 11 Open the lid, reduce the juice over medium heat and sprinkle some minced green garlic, and it's ready to serve. Picture of the finished product.