Chinese Recipes - Braised Gluten with Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp cooking oil

• 2-3 cubes fermented white bean curd squares

• 100g pre-fried gluten 100g pre-fried vegetarian bean curd squares

• 400ml water

• 2 tbsp vegetarian oyster or oyster sauce

• 1-2 tbsp light soy sauce

• 50g black fungus, softened

• 16 button mushrooms

• 30g lily bulbs, tied into knots

• 2 tsp corn flour mixed with 1 tbsp water

• 8 small plants/pak choy, leave whole and blanched

4 servings

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Method:

1. Heat oil in wok and stir-fry white bean curd squares for 1 minute.

2. Add gluten and vegetable bean curd squares.

3. Boil with the water, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1-2 tbsp light soy sauce. Simmer 10 minutes.

4. Add black fungus, mushrooms and lily bulbs. Simmer and stir for 2 minutes.

5. Slowly add corn flour mixture. Cook until gravy is thick.

6. Arrange vegetables on serving plate. Pour mixture over and serve.

Note: To prepare Fried gluten, stir fry in hot oil until lightly brown, drain and use as desired.