Bamboo Fungus Recipe
Our bamboo fungus recipe uses bamboo fungus and pork bone to cook bamboo fungus soup (竹荪排骨汤). It is a nutritious soup that has the functions of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, tonifying qi and moistening the lung.
Bamboo fungus (also called bamboo pith, phallus indusiatus, Chinese name is 竹荪) is a traditional Chinese medicine that also is used to treat lung deficiency, hot cough, laryngitis, dysentery, leucorrhea, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia. But it also can be used to cook nutritious food. That is why we use it to cook this soup today. In general, we use dried bamboo fungus to cook dishes.
Dried Bamboo Fungus
This recipe is simple and convenient that can perfectly retain the umami of the ingredients themselves. It is very delicious and attractive. If you want to watch a detailed guide about this recipe, you can watch it below.
How To Make Bamboo Fungus Pork Bone Soup
Step 1: Wash Pork Bone
Firstly, we should wash 300g pork bone for this soup. More pork bone can add more thick taste to the soup. If you buy it from the market, you can ask the salesperson to help you chop the pork bone. Because it needs a special cutter to chop it.
Wash Pork Bone
Step 2: Prepare Ingredients
Now we should prepare some ingredients for this soup. Firstly, we need to prepare 6 slices of ginger for this soup. Then save them for later. After that, cut 1 bunch of green onion into small pieces. Then save them for later.
Prepare Ingredients
Step 3: Blanch Pork Bone
Next, we should blanch pork bone. Firstly, add some cold water, 3 slices of ginger, pork bone into the pan. Use the big fire to heat it. After the water has boiled, cook pork bone to turn white. After that, drain and save them for later. After blanching, we use the pork bone for bamboo fungus recipe that does not have many meat smells and will be more delicious.
Blanch Pork Bone
Step 4: Cook Bamboo Fungus Soup
Now we can cook this soup. Add pork bone, 3 slices of ginger, 1/8 teaspoon cook wine, 800 ml water into the rice cooker. If you want more soup to eat, you can add more water.Use the big fire to heat it. After the water has boiled, use a soft fire to cook it for 1 and half hours.
Cook Bamboo Fungus Pork Bone Soup
Step 5: Wash Bamboo Fungus
When the soup is cooking, we should wash 10g bamboo fungus for this soup. Firstly, we should cut the head and bottom of bamboo fungus. Those things have a strange taste that we don’t like. Then we should cut them into small pieces. Then add 1/4 teaspoon salt and warm water into the bowl. Immerse them for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, drain the bamboo fungus and use the cold water to wash it again. Then drain and save them for later.
Wash Bamboo Fungus
Step 6: Add Bamboo Fungus
After 1 and half hours, add the bamboo fungus into the soup. Then continue to cook it for half-hour. After half hour, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon white pepper into the soup.
Add Bamboo Fungus
After that, sprinkle with green onion. If you don’t like green onion, you can replace it with some parsley. Then we got the delicious bamboo fungus soup.
Bamboo Fungus Soup
The bamboo fungus soup is very fresh and rich in colloidal fiber. It can help us to lose weight. Hope you can try it at home.
Fresh Bamboo Fungus Soup
This bamboo fungus recipe doesn’t have much hard work to do. It just take many times to cook the pork bone. If you don’t like the pork bone, you can cook it with tiger lily buds, chicken to replace it.
If you have any problems with this bamboo fungus soup, please let your comment below. I will try my best to help you to solve them.
Bamboo Fungus Soup
Equipment(affiliate link)
Ingredients(affiliate link)
- 300 g pork bone
- 6 slices of ginger
- 1 bunch of green onion
- 10 g bamboo fungus
- ¼ teaspoon salt wash bamboo fungus
- ⅛ teaspoon cooking wine
- 800 ml water
- ½ teaspoon salt for soup
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
Instructions
- Firstly, we should wash 300g pork bone for this soup. More pork bone can add more thick taste to the soup.
- Now we should prepare some ingredients for this soup. Firstly, we need to prepare 6 slices of ginger for this soup. Then save them for later. After that, cut 1 bunch of green onion into small pieces. Then save them for later.
- Next, we should blanch pork bone. Firstly, add some cold water, 3 slices of ginger, pork bone into the pan. Use the big fire to heat it. After the water has boiled, cook pork bone to turn white. After that, drain and save them for later.
- Now we can cook this soup. Add pork bone, 3 slices of ginger, 1/8 teaspoon cook wine, 800 ml water into the rice cooker. Use the big fire to heat it. After the water has boiled, use a soft fire to cook it for 1 and half hours.
- When the soup is cooking, we should wash 10g bamboo fungus for this soup. Firstly, we should cut the head and bottom of bamboo fungus. Those things have a strange taste that we don't like. Then we should cut them into small pieces. Then add 1/4 teaspoon salt and warm water into the bowl. Immerse them for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, drain the bamboo fungus and use the cold water to wash it again. Then drain and save them for later.
- After 1 and half hours, add the bamboo fungus into the soup. Then continue to cook it for half-hour. After half hour, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon white pepper into the soup. After that, sprinkle with green onion. Then we got the delicious bamboo fungus soup.
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