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 (2 oz) 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); 50 g cellophane noodles ((1 bundle)); 2 cloves garlic; 5 cm (2") 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 (½ cup) shiitake soaking liquid; 125 ml (½ cup) lily flower soaking liquid; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 Tbsp red fermented bean curd ((or 2 for a stronger flavour)); 100 g (3½ oz) fried tofu puffs; 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil

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: Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:28:11 GMT