Veggie-Packed Buddha's Delight (Lo Han Jai)
Enjoy a hearty nutritious meal with Buddha's delight (罗汉斋). This dish is loaded with different kinds of vegetables, giving you a variety of flavors and textures. It is the ultimate bowl of goodness without the meat, perfect for those looking for a vegetarian, vegan, or meat-free meal.
Equipment
- Cooking pot for blanching
- Pan for stir-frying
- Spatula
- Strainer
Ingredients
Vegetables (Adjust the quantity according to your desired amount.)
- Soaked wood ear
- Lotus root
- Morchella
- Shiitake mushroom
- Carrots
- Soaked bean curd sticks
- Soaked mung bean noodles
Seasonings
- Adjust the seasonings to taste or according to the amount of vegetables.
- 2 tsp cooking oil
- 3 sliced ginger
- 1 tsp vegetarian oyster sauce or oyster mushroom sauce
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp vegetable or chicken bouillon powder
- Cornstarch slurry 1 tbsp of cornstarch with 2 tbsp of water
- Chopped green onions
Instructions
Prepare All The Vegetables
- Soak in water the wood ear, bean curd sticks, shiitake mushroom, and mung bean noodles. These should be soaked until fully rehydrated.
- After soaking, rinse the soaked vegetables thoroughly to remove dirt.
- Then, prepare a pot with water and bring to a slight boil.
- In the pot, add the soaked wood ear, lotus root, morchella, shiitake mushroom, carrots, soaked bean curd sticks, and soaked mung bean noodles.
- Give it a good stir and blanch the vegetables for 30 seconds. Blanching cooks the vegetables just slightly to still have a nice crisp and fresh flavor for stir-frying.
- Remove the vegetables and drain thoroughly with a strainer. Make sure the vegetables are dry before stir-frying.
Stir-Fry The Vegetables
- Prepare a pan with cooking oil and heat up.
- Once the oil is hot, add the slices of ginger.
- Then, add all the vegetables on high heat. High heat helps evaporate excess moisture.
- Stir-fry the vegetables until tender.
- Next, season with oyster sauce, light soy sauce, salt, sugar, and vegetable or chicken bouillon powder.
- Mix the seasonings well and pour the cornstarch slurry.
- Lastly, add the chopped green onions.
- Stir well and serve with steamed plain or fried rice.
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Nutrition
Calories: 51kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 918mgPotassium: 56mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.2mg
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