How to boil bamboo shoot

• u.s.
• metric

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.