Buddha's Delight (Lo Han Jai, Vegan Chinese Braised Vegetables)

Name: Buddha's Delight (Lo Han Jai, Vegan Chinese Braised Vegetables)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 60 g shiitake mushrooms ((about 10-12)); 10 g dried lily flowers ((about a handful)); 10 g wood ear fungus ((about a handful)); 3 g black moss (fatt choy); 12 dried red dates; 50 g cellophane noodles ((1 bundle)); 2 cloves garlic; 5 cm ginger; 3 spring onions (scallions); ½ a small napa cabbage; 2 bunches pak choi; 1 medium carrot; 2 Tbsp Shaoxing rice wine ((or any rice wine, OR dry sherry, OR ½ tsp clear vinegar for alcohol free)); 2 Tbsp light soy sauce; 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp white sugar; ½ tsp salt; 125 ml shiitake soaking liquid; 125 ml lily flower soaking liquid; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 3 heaped Tbsp red fermented bean curd; 100 g fried tofu puffs; 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil; 30 g gingko nuts (60g/2 oz if you like them)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:15min

How to make Buddha's Delight, a healthy, delicious and filling Chinese vegan dish, that, as its name suggests, was traditionally eaten by Buddhist monks.

Updated at: Tue, 27 May 2025 15:53:20 GMT