ingredients:
- 2 pounds bamboo shoot
- 2 ounces rice bran and 3 quarts water (or 3 quarts water that has been used to wash rice if rice bran is unavailable)
step 1:
Wash the bamboo shoot. Peel off 2 or 3 pieces of the husk. Cut off 1 in. of the top diagonally.
step 2:
Put the water and rice bran (or the water that has been used to wash rice) in a pot. Add the bamboo shoot and bring to a boil.
step 3:
Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Remove from the heat and keep at room temperature for 24 hours.
step 4:
Peel off all the husk.
step 5:
To preserve the boiled bamboo shoot for a couple of days, place in a container and cover with water and store in the refrigerator.