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Beef Curry with Bamboo Shoots
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Thai Beef Curry With Bamboo Shoots

Ingredients

    1. 5 dried red chilies ( or 1 1/2 tbsp red pepper flakes)
    2. 1 tablespoon dried galangal, chopped
    3. 1 tablespoon kaffir lime leaves, dried, chopped
    4. 1 cup water
    5. 2 green onions, chopped
    6. 2 garlic cloves, rushed
    7. 2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
    8. 1 tablespoon lemongrass, chopped
    9. 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
    1. 1 tablespoon oil
    2. 1 1/2 lbs flank steaks ( or marinating steak, dish will be a bit tougher)
    3. 6 ounces bamboo shoots, drained & sliced into smaller pieces if necessary
    4. 1 fresh red chili, chopped
    5. 1 fresh green chilies, chopped
    6. 1 tablespoon fish sauce
    7. 1 kaffir lime leaves, dried
    8. 1 teaspoon brown sugar
    9. 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

    2. Curry Stir-fry Directions

  1. Curry Paste:.
  2. First prepare curry - soak chillies, galangal and peel in a bowl, cover with water and let stand for 1-2 hours or more.
  3. Drain peel mixture and reserve 1/2 cup of the liquid.
  4. Blend/process peel mixture, reserved liquid, green onions, garlic, lemon rind, lemon grass and ginger until smooth.
  5. Stirfry:.
  6. heat oil in wok or large deep pan, add steak and stir fry until browned. Add 1/2 cup (or more!) of curry paste and stir for 2 minutes.
  7. add bamboo shoots, chilies, fish sauce, lime leaf and sugar, stirfry until steak is tender.
  8. Stir in basil and serve over white sticky rice.
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Bamboo shoots will emerge from the ground for a few inches and usually pause for about a week before continuing to shoot skyward. They are covered by a hard protective sheath at each node which is deciduous and falls away once the shoot fully extends outward. The sheath has several functions, one of which is to protect the new shoot as it extends its internodes. At this stage the new shoots have a high water content and are very soft. The diameter of the shoot at its base is the diameter that the new culm (cane) will have when fully mature and throughout its life. New shoots extend upward by extending its internodes similar to the way a telescoping antenna will extend by pulling on it. They are fully extended and hardened off in apx 6 weeks from emerging from the ground.