Bamboo shoots - are young sprouts are harvested before they reach the age of two weeks or thirty centimeters in height. They are often used in Asian cuisine. Taste crispy and tender bamboo shoots taste like corn. Bamboo shoots are used in cooking fresh, dried or canned. Canned bamboo shoots can be easily found in stores.

The nutritional value of bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots - a source of potassium, good for the heart trace element that supports normal blood pressure and heartbeat. Bamboo shoots in the diet will provide you with zinc, phosphorus, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin and iron.

Bamboo shoots are low in fat and calories. In addition, it is an excellent source of fiber - one serving contains about two and a half grams of fiber, which is about ten percent of the recommended daily allowance.

Fiber helps control cholesterol Cholesterin   and it plays an important role in preventing colon cancer. It does not contain fat or cholesterol, tender bamboo shoots promote digestion and improve skin condition. No wonder that bamboo shoots are popular with those who want to lose weight.

Bamboo shoots are rich in active natural substances containing lignans and phenolic acids. Lignans, fiber components have useful properties - anti-cancer, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral. Phenolic acids have a mild anti-inflammatory effect and are powerful antioxidants that help prevent cancer and vascular lesions.

Preparation of bamboo shoots

First, bamboo shoots should be cleaned. Remove the upper leaves and cut the roots. Remove any hard parts before cooking. All the leaves are soft and can be left to eat. Do not eat raw sprouts, they taste bitter and difficult to digest. Cut the sprouts into pieces suitable size for you.

They should be boiled in boiling water for twenty minutes. Do not cover the pan with a lid, to the bitterness vanished. If after that shoots still have a bitter taste, cook them again in fresh water for five minutes. The alternative - to cook in a microwave oven sprouts Microwave - irreplaceable assistant modern housewife , Uncovered, for four minutes. Remove from the microwave shoots when they are crispy.

  If you cook bamboo shoots too long, it will spoil the taste and destroys the nutrients contained in them. To keep their crunchy texture, add bamboo shoots the latest in cooking. Bamboo shoots can be a vegetarian side dish with the addition of butter and pepper and soy sauce. They can be added to salads, soups, vegetable mixtures. You can marinate bamboo shoots in a rice vinegar, sesame oil and soy sauce for a few hours. Then they can be used for the sauce or roast.

Recipes with bamboo shoots

Baked Bamboo

• three cups of boiled bamboo shoots (chopped)
• One cup of milk
• four tablespoons of butter
• four tablespoons muzhkoy
• one tablespoon of salt
• four tablespoons of grated cheese
• Paprika

Place the bamboo shoots in a greased shallow dish for baking. Melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and mix. Add milk and cook until thickened. Add the cheese and salt to taste. Pour sauce bamboo shoots and bake at about one hundred and eighty degrees for half an hour. Sprinkle with paprika and serve.
Evil Jungle Prince with mixed vegetables (Thai recipe)

• Two hundred grams of a mixture of vegetables - all of the proposed
• bamboo shoots
• mini-corn
• asparagus
• zucchini
• tomatoes
• pepper
• chilim
• beans
• mushrooms
• two - six small chili peppers
• Half stalk of fresh lemongrass
• two tablespoons of vegetable oil
• half a cup of coconut milk
• half a tablespoon of salt
• from ten to five basil leaves
• One cup of chopped cabbage

Cut the vegetables into thin strips. Grind the red chilies in a blender. Heat oil over medium heat and saute the mixture with pepper for about three minutes. Then add the coconut milk, stir and cook for two minutes. Add the vegetables and cook for another five minutes. Add the basil. Sprinkle with chopped cabbage and serve.

Soup with bamboo shoots

• two tablespoons of toasted rice
• half of lime
• one tablespoon of ground dried chili
• two tablespoons chopped green onions
• one tablespoon of fish or soy sauce
• bamboo shoots

Cook the sprouts in water or their own juice, remove from the heat when the water boils. Add chopped green onion, fish or soy sauce, pepper, lime juice and roasted half race. Mix well and place on a plate. Add the rest of the rice.

Noodle soup, meat and bamboo shoots

• half a liter of chicken broth
• Thirty grams of sliced ​​bamboo shoots
• half tablespoon sherry
• half a cup of cooked noodles
• half a cup of chopped meat
• salt and pepper to taste

Put all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat and let sit for ten minutes. Soup served hot.

How to store bamboo shoots

Fresh bamboo shoots can be stored in refrigerator for up to two weeks. If you keep them longer or left in the sun, the taste can be bitter. Keep whole, untreated bamboo shoots in the vegetable compartment. Fresh sprouts can also cook and then freeze.