Fava Beans with Spring Bamboo Shoots
Tender-crisp bamboo shoots with jade-green fava beans in a fresh seasonal dish.
Ingredients
spring bamboo shoots (peeled at the root and washed)
300 g
shelled fava beans (washed)
250 g
cooked ham (cut into fingernail-shaped slices)
25 g
chicken stock
250 g
salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Shaoxing wine
to taste
ground white pepper
to taste
cornstarch slurry
to taste
lard
to taste
sugar
to taste
chicken fat
a pinch
Instructions
1
Preparation
First peel the tender spring bamboo shoots at the root and wash them, cut the ham into fingernail-shaped slices, and wash the fava beans.
2
Oil Blanching
Heat lard in a wok until hot; add the spring bamboo shoots to blanch in oil; when half-cooked, add the fava beans, and once both are cooked through, drain into a colander.
3
Finishing
Leave 50 g of oil in the wok and heat; add the bamboo shoots, fava beans, and ham; pour in the chicken stock and bring to a boil; add salt, Shaoxing wine, sugar, and ground white pepper; adjust the seasoning, thicken with cornstarch slurry, drizzle with chicken fat, and serve.
