This dish came together when I went to the market just to get tangerines. I had absolutely no plan on buying stuff and cooking lol... But the lotus looked amazing, they had fresh bamboo shoots, the ground pork looked good and the tofu looked good too! So I made this dish in my head and it came out great. Basically a pasta but with lotus root and bamboo shoots at the starch. #miseenplace 1 lb or so ground pork 4 to 6 lotus root bulbs, half cm slices 1 or more bamboo shoots, cleaned 1 container firm or extra firm tofu, cubed 1/4 to 1/3 lb melting cheese of choice, grated, torn or cubed 1 head of garlic, crushed 1 brown onion, diced 4 Thai chili thinly sliced 1 bunch of parsley, chopped 1 tbsp or so salt #recipe 1. Begin prep of the bamboo first. Clean it and peel then boil it whole just in water for 15 to 30 min (until tender). Pull and shock in cold water then cut in discs or half discs maybe twice as thick as lotus. 2. While the bamboo is cooking, clean, peel then slice into discs or half discs and place in cold water with a little vinegar to stop it from turning brown. 3. Sauté the garlic in olive oil until brown, then add onion, chili and salt. Continue to sauté until onion is just barely beginning to caramelize. 4. Add pork and cook until nearly cooked thru (can add some browning sauce here if you like) 5. Add the drained lotus and cook covered, stirring occasionally for 5 to 10 minutes, until lotus is tender and browning of pork and lotus is happening. 6. Add bamboo shoots and tofu stir gently to not break tofu and cook until tofu is warmed through. 7. Add cheese (maybe a little liquid too) and cook to make a sauce to coat everything. Should be a thin but silky sauce. 8. Pull from heat, add parsley, stir and serve! #krayvekusina #cookingschool #lotusroot #bambooshoots #freshvege #cookinginspired #glutenfree #pastasubstitute #healthierfood #richfood #goodeats #pork
