How to Boil Bamboo Shoots & Store in Jars (for Over 1 Year)
- 1 as many as you have Bamboo shoots
- 1 Rice bran
- 1 several Red chili pepper
- 1 enough to store the bamboo shoots Storage jar
- 1 large enough to fit the jar inside A large pot
- I got lots of bamboo here and there this year.
- So I just boiled it all.
- Peel back the hard layers, wash clean, and cut the tips at an angle.
- Stick the knife straight down into the center.
- Place the bamboo shoots inside their skins into a pot with water along with the bran (a handful), drop in 2-3 red chili peppers, and boil for about an hour without letting it boil over.
- After boiling, let it cool overnight.
- Cleanly rinse off the bran the following day, and peel back the brown skin from the cut you made with a knife.
- (You can eat it at this stage, if you like.)
- Rub the surface under cold water to remove the scum (It's better to use cold running water), and let sit for half a day.
- Chop up the bamboo shoots into varying sizes, and pack them tightly into a jar without any spaces between them.
- Fill with water to the top, and lightly close the lid.
- Place the jar into the pot, fill with water up to the neck of the jar, and turn on the heat.
- Bring to a boil, and boil for 30 minutes.
- Take the jar out, and tightly close the lid, taking care not to burn yourself.
- (It might be best to get a guy to do this part.)
- Next, submerge the jar in hot water, and boil for 30 more minutes.
- Flip the jar upside down, let cool, and it is done.
- They should last at room temperature for up to a year.
- How to remove the bamboo shoots: Make a hole in the jar with an opener (it should make a hissing sound as it releases air), and open after letting some air in.
- You can only use the lid once.
- You can find storage jars for sale for mountain vegetables (with lids too) at a home improvement centers.
- I canned this portion of hachiku (Henon bamboo) bamboo shoots a year ago.
- These jars are from 2012.
- I have 10 in total.
shoots, bran, red chili pepper, enough, enough
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/148133-how-to-boil-bamboo-shoots-store-in-jars-for-over-1-year (may not work)