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Chinese Recipe : Stewed Lotus Root with Dry Bamboo Shoot and Pork

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Lotus Root (crispy)  1.5 kg
Dried Bamboo Shoot  4 pcs
Pork Belly with skin  600 g
Green Garlic 3 sprigs  3 sprigs
Fermented Taro Curd  2 cubes
Sugar  1 tsp
Salt  1 tsp
Oil  3 tbsp
Water  

-Preparation for Dried Bamboo Shoot-

Duration : 3 days. Aim to remove most of the smell.

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1. Day 1 morning:soak Dried Bamboo Shoot (4 pcs)  in water for whole day

Day 1 night,change water


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2. Day 2 morning, wash the Dried Bamboo Shoot. cut it into strips. change water, soak it.

Day 2 night, change water


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3. Day 3 morning, wash the Dried Bamboo Shoot. 

Bring water to boil. Cook Bamboo Shoot in boiling water for 30 mins.

take it out after 30mins.rinse the Bamboo shoot


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4. cook the Bamboo shoot with water again. Bring water to boil. Then, cook it for 30 mins again.

after 30mins, rinse the Bamboo Shoot, dish it up and drain

-Preparation procedure of Dried Bamboo Shoot is done-


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5. Pork Belly with skin : 600g, cut it into pieces after rinse

。。。(for stewing, choose the pork with skin)。。。

 


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 6. Green Garlic 3 sprigs, cut it into sections


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 7.  Lotus Root (crispy):1.5kg, peel it

remove both ends of each segments. wash it, cut it into pieces

。。(How can I buy a crispy Lotus Root? Choose light weight and fresh Lotus Root.

This is a fresh Lotus Root,choose it with Shining surface. If some rust color on surface or not a shining surface, don’t buy it. Taste bad if it is not fresh)。。


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 8. heat 3 tbsp of Oil over medium heat. add and saute 2 cubes of Fermented Taro Curd. Add and saute Green Garlic.

Add and saute the Pork Belly, turn heat to high. After half minute, add 1 tsp of Sugar

 

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9. after half minute, add Lotus Root, mix it. After half minute, add Bamboo Shoot, mix it

transfer all to a pot


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10.  Add some water to wok, mix it with the sauce attached to wok. Then pour this to the pot.

add water until almost cover the ingredients


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12. bring water to boil over high heat. Then, simmer for 1 hour over slow heat. After 1 hour, add 1 tsp of Salt, mix it

cover it, simmer for half hour, after half hour, serve!


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