Filipino Style Recipe: adobong labong or bamboo shoots adobo is another easy yet healthy dish. Normally the bamboo shoots sliced and boiled then cooked in a blend of soy sauce and vinegar, season with sugar, salt and pepper.
Estimated time of preparation: 20-30 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 5 persons
Ingredients:
250 grams bamboo shoots(labong),sliced
200 grams pork, cut into small pieces
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
10 pieces peppercorns
2 pieces bay leaves
1 tablespoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1/2 cup water)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sugar
salt to taste
3 pieces red chili(labuyo), chopped(optional)
Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, pour water and add bamboo shoots, uncover and bring to boil for 20 minutes or until soften. Drain and set aside.
Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Add pork and stir-fry until brown.
3. Add cooked bamboo shoots, cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until tender.
4. Pour soy sauce, vinegar, peppercorns, bay leaves and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.
5. Add chopped chili then season with salt according to taste.
6. Pour dissolved mixture and simmer until thicken, turn off the heat. Serve hot.
Tips:
1. Cooked bamboo shoots can be purchase at some market or grocery, skip Part 1.
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