Buddha's Delight

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Buddha's Delight, a delicious vegan dish filled with a variety of vegetables and tofu, and thought to ensure good luck for the year ahead!

Course Recipes

Cuisine Chinese New Year Recipes

Prep Time 45

Cook Time 35

Total Time 1 20

Servings -8

Calories 233kcal

Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

20 dried Chinese or shiitake mushrooms
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ tsp minced fresh ginger
4 carrots thinly sliced
300 g/10oz broccoli florets large ones cut in half
300 g/10oz baby corn sliced in half lengthways
½ Chinese/napa cabbage cut in 1-inch pieces
115 g/4oz snow peas/mangetout
225 g/8oz canned bamboo shoots drained
225 g/8oz canned water chestnuts drained and sliced in half through the middle
450 g/16oz firm tofu cut into squares and fried
1 can braised gluten tidbits drained, optional
2 tablespoon soy sauce
3 cups vegetable stock
Steamed rice or noodle for serving

Instructions

Soak mushrooms for 30 minutes. When done soaking, squeeze out water and cut off any tough stalks.
Heat a wok until very hot then add the vegetable oil.
Stir-fry the mushrooms, ginger, and carrots for about 2 minutes.
Add broccoli, baby corn, cabbage, and snow peas and stir-fry for another minute.
Add bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, tofu, and braised glute if using and stir.
Pour in the vegetable stock and soy sauce, bring to a boil and simmer for about 20-30 minutes or until liquid has thickened.
Serve over rice or noodles.

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