How to make sour and spicy stir-fried beef with bamboo shoots, delicious for a cold day meal

How to cook Stir-fried Beef with Sour Bamboo Shoots

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  Prepare the ingredients

  After buying the beef, rub it with coarse salt, then wash it several times with water to remove dirt, bone fragments, or blood stains on the outside. Next, slice the meat into thin pieces suitable for eating.

  Peel the garlic and shallots, then chop them finely. Wash the green onions and coriander, then cut them into small pieces or sections as you like. Slice the chilies diagonally.

  After purchasing the sour bamboo shoots, split them in half, then cut them into long strips or bite-sized pieces, and rinse them several times with water until clean.

  Tip: When washing sour bamboo shoots, gently squeeze them to reduce the sourness and lessen the toxins in the bamboo shoots.

  

  

  
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  Marinate beef and boil sour bamboo shoots

  Sliced beef will be marinated with 1 teaspoon of salt (or replaced with seasoning powder), 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of cooking oil to make the meat more tender.

  Mix well and let the beef marinate for about 10 – 15 minutes. In the meantime, you can boil the sour bamboo shoots.

  Accordingly, bring a pot of water to a boil, add the sour bamboo shoots into the pot, and add 1 teaspoon of salt, then turn on the stove to boil the sour bamboo shoots. When the water boils, use chopsticks to stir the bamboo for 3 – 5 minutes, then take it out and immediately place it in a bowl of cold water.

  Wash the bamboo shoots again with water, then drain in a colander.

  

  

  
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  Stir-fried beef with pickled bamboo shoots

  You place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and half of the chopped garlic and onion to sauté until fragrant. When the garlic and onion turn golden, add the beef, stir-frying quickly over high heat until the beef is just cooked and browned, then transfer it to a plate.

  Using the same pan, add another 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and sauté the remaining chopped garlic and onion until fragrant. Next, add the pickled bamboo shoots and stir-fry until cooked.

  Season the pickled bamboo shoots with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate.

  Then, add the beef back into the pan to stir-fry together with the pickled bamboo shoots, mixing well so that the flavors combine. After that, adjust the seasoning to taste, then add the chopped green onions, cilantro, and chili, stir a few times, and turn off the heat.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  You arrange the stir-fried beef with sour bamboo shoots on a plate, sprinkle a little ground pepper on top, and the dish is complete.

  Stir-fried beef with sour bamboo shoots will have a rich and balanced flavor. The beef is tender, with a natural sweetness combined with the crunchy and sour taste of bamboo shoots, along with the spicy seasonings of chili and ground pepper.

  All of this creates a delicious stir-fry that is well-seasoned, perfect for preparing on cold rainy days or for sipping a little wine with friends.