Stir-fried Beef with Fresh Bamboo Shoots. Stir-fried Beef with Fresh Bamboo Shoots I didn't use to like fresh bamboo shoots because they often reminded me of their unpleasant and sour smell. Since my grandmother gave me a tip on removing their bad odour, stir-fried beef with fresh bamboo shoots has not been a bad choice to help me cook family meals. Stir-fry for a minute and then add the bamboo shoots.

Slice beef thin against the grain. Slice bamboo shoots and fresh mushrooms. In one cup, combine sherry, sugar and soy sauce. You can cook Stir-fried Beef with Fresh Bamboo Shoots using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Stir-fried Beef with Fresh Bamboo Shoots

You need 400 gr of fresh bamboo shoots.
You need 150 gr of beef tenderloin.
Prepare 1 of small knob ginger, pounded.
You need 1 of shallot, thinly sliced.
It's 1/2 of head garlic, minced.
It's of Scallions and cilantro, finely chopped.
You need of Sugar, oyster sauce, spices, cooking oil.

This beef and bamboo shoots recipe is originated in China with just beef and capsicum (green peppers) but adding bamboo shoots makes it different from the original dish. Beef, bamboo shoots and capsicum are cut into thin strips and cooked in soy flavoured sauce with a touch of oyster sauce. Stir-Fried Beef with Peppers and Bamboo Shoots. Since my grandmother gave me a tip on removing their bad odour, stir-fried beef with fresh bamboo shoots has not been a bad choice to help me cook family meals.

Stir-fried Beef with Fresh Bamboo Shoots instructions

Rinse beef and pat dry, thinly slice. Marinate beef with ginger, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of soup base in 20-30 minutes. Strip bamboo shoots lengthwise, rinse many times under cold water. Gently squeeze bamboo to remove water. Put a pot of water over the heat. When water boils, add bamboo shoots and 1.5 teaspoon of sugar into the pot (sugar helps to remove the smell of bamboo). Cook until the bamboo boils again in about 3 minutes then turn off the heat (please remember to boil with no lid on). Wash the bamboo again with cold water. Pour the bamboo into a colander to let water drain off..
Put a skillet on the stove, heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil then add garlic to fry until fragrant. Use high heat, pour beef into the skillet to stir-fry in about 2-3 minutes until it becomes a bit shriveled. Beef at this stage can be fairly rare but when stir-fried with bamboo, it will no longer be chewy. Transfer beef to a plate..
Put the skillet back on the stove, heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil then fry shallots until fragrant. Fry over high heat, add bamboo shoots and liquid from stir-frying beef, stir-fry in about 3-4 minutes. Pour beef into the skillet to stir-fry until fully cooked. Add spices to taste if needed at this step. Add scallions, cilantro and toss in about 10 seconds then turn off the heat. Served hot, very "rice-consuming". Good luck^^.

Fresh harvested bamboo shoots, unpeeled, in a variety of sizes. Image by Joi Ito via Flickr. When purchasing dried bamboo shoots, make sure you do not get another product, dried bamboo fungus, which is also called stinkhorn fungus. Stir in the Nuoc Mam sauce, stock, and sugar. Add the cornstarch to the beef mixture and stir constantly until the mixture thickens.