Thailand Bamboo Shoots
- 1 20-ounce can of bamboo shoots, shredded, liquid reserved
- Juice of ½ lime
- 1 teaspoon ground dried chili pepper
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons finely crushed peanuts, divided
- Sticky rice, cooked according to package directions
Instructions:
Bamboo is a great plant. Humans throughout the world have used it as a food, a building material, and in hats, just to name a few uses. Here its as a simple salad ingredient.
- Place the shredded bamboo shoots and approximately ¼ cup (half) of the reserved bamboo liquid in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring the contents of the pan to a boil, reduce heat, and let simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Stir in the lime juice, chili pepper, green onions, fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of the peanuts.
- Serve with sticky rice, sprinkled with the remaining peanuts.