Buddha’s Delight (Jai, Chinese Vegetarian Stew)

Name: Buddha’s Delight (Jai, Chinese Vegetarian Stew)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 handful dried lily flowers; 10 small shiitake mushrooms (, dried); 10 gluten balls; 1 handful wood ear mushrooms; 1 cup fresh mushrooms; 1/2 carrot (, sliced (about half a cup)); 4 heads baby bok choy (, quartered); 3 cups napa cabbage (, chopped); 1/2 cup bamboo shoots (, sliced); 1 bundle bean thread noodles; 1 and 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil ((or vegetable oil)); 2 tablespoons green onion (, chopped); 2 slices ginger; 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce ((Optional)); 1 teaspoon sugar ((Optional) (*see footnote)); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup re-hydrating water from the lily flower and dried mushrooms ((or vegetable stock)); 1 teaspoon sesame oil ((Optional))

Instructions

Prep:2hCook:15min

A classic and festive vegetarian dish made easy. The vegetable stew is great tasting, very flexible, and quite practical for home cooking on a daily basis.

Updated at: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:25:49 GMT