Mushroom-Like Root Vegetable Grows in Abundance, Cooked with Pork Belly for a Delicious and Nutritious Dish

Bamboo shoot is one of the popular and highly growing foods in the spring-summer season every year. Especially, after each rain, bamboo shoots grow taller and faster. Bamboo shoots are divided into many different types such as bamboo shoot tuber, bamboo shoot, sprouted bamboo shoot… Normally, people often choose newly sprouted bamboo shoots for processing because they have a crispy and sweet taste, delicious without being old or fibrous like grown bamboo shoots.

Many people think that eating bamboo shoots is toxic, but in fact, this is a type of food that contains many essential nutrients for the body such as phosphorus, protein, calcium… and rich in rough fiber, good for digestion, help prevent constipation. However, this food contains cyanide, a substance that can react with enzymes in the body and form hydrocyanic acid, causing poisoning. Therefore, when making dishes with bamboo shoots, you need to prepare and process them carefully.

Firstly, to ensure safety, after buying bamboo shoots, you need to peel off the bamboo shoot skin and soak them in saltwater, rice washing water, then rinse thoroughly. In addition, you should not eat too much bamboo shoots in a short period of time, but only enjoy bamboo shoot dishes about 1-2 times a week.

With this ingredient, you can make many delicious dishes such as spicy salted bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot soup… and fresh bamboo shoot stewed with pork belly. Let’s learn how to make fresh bamboo shoot stewed with pork belly with this simple recipe.

1. How to make fresh bamboo shoot stewed with pork belly

1.1 Ingredients for fresh bamboo shoot stewed with pork belly

– Pork belly

– Fresh bamboo shoots

– Scallion, ginger

– Cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves

– Seasonings: salt, sugar, soy sauce

1.2 How to make fresh bamboo shoot stewed with pork belly

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

– After buying, fresh bamboo shoots will be peeled and soaked in diluted saltwater for about 10 minutes. Then, remove the bamboo shoots, rinse them with water until they are clean, and use a sharp knife to remove the tip and the old part of the shoots.

– Split the bamboo shoots in half and cut them into bite-sized pieces.

– Clean the pork belly and cut it into square pieces.

– Remove the damaged leaves from the scallions, wash them, and cut them into segments.

– Peel the ginger, rinse it with clean water, and cut it into slices.

Step 2: Blanching the bamboo shoots

– Put a pot of water on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of salt and bring it to a boil. Then, blanch the prepared bamboo shoots in the boiling water for about 1 minute, then remove and place them in a bowl of cold water.

Step 3: Stewing fresh bamboo shoots with pork belly

– Put the pot on the stove and add a little cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add sugar and cook until the sugar melts and turns golden brown, then add the pork belly and stir-fry evenly until the meat is cooked.

– Add cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, and scallions to the pan. Then, season with 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, and stir-fry to let the pork belly absorb the spices.

– When the meat is cooked, add a bowl of boiling water to the pan, let it cool, and continue cooking for about 10 minutes. Wait for the meat to boil, then skim off the foam and the spices such as cinnamon, star anise… that were added. Cover the pan and continue stewing the meat for another 20 minutes.

– Then, add the blanched bamboo shoots to the pan, stir-fry evenly, and simmer over medium heat until the sauce thickens. Sprinkle the scallions on top and turn off the heat.

The dish of fresh bamboo shoot stewed with pork belly has a very attractive aroma after being cooked. It is best to enjoy this dish with hot rice.