2 cups bamboo shoots
Oil for deep frying
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1. Cut bamboo shoots in strips as for french-fried potatoes.
2. Heat oil and deep-fry bamboo shoots until pale golden. Drain on paper toweling.
3. Blend cornstarch, sugar and cold water.
4. Heat remaining oil. Add bamboo shoots; stir-fry to heat through. Sprinkle with soy sauce and blend in.
5. Then stir in cornstarch paste to thicken and serve at once.
VARIATION:
Omit the cornstarch paste. In step 4, add 2 teaspoons chili sauce to the oil and heat before adding the bamboo shoots. At the end of step 4, stir in
the sugar with the soy sauce.
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