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Buddha's Delight - Chinese Vegetable Stew
Popular Chinese style vegetable stew also named as Buddha's Delight
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 head broccoli (cut into small sections)
- 1/2 bunch of bean thread noodles (pre-soaked with cold water (optional))
- 4 fresh Shiitake mushrooms (cut into small cubes)
- 1/2 cup beech mushrooms
- 1/2 cup white beech mushrooms
- 5 fried tofu (cut into halves )
- Wood ear mushrooms (pre-soaked and well washed)
- Snow peas (cut into halves)
- 2 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
- 2 garlic cloves (sliced)
- 2 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. cornstarch + 2 tbsp. water
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp. sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
In a large pot, bring enough water to a boiling and then blanch the broccoli for 20 seconds. Transfer out.
- 2
Heat oil in wok and fry garlic until aromatic. Place wood ear mushrooms, and all fresh mushrooms. Fry for 1 minutes until almost soft.
- 3
Place in fried tofu and soaked bean thread noodles. Pour in 1 cup of water, then add around 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce. Simmer for half minutes. Place blanched broccoli and snow peas.
- 4
Stir the starch water and continue cooking until the sauce is slightly thickened.
- 5
At last, add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Mix well and serve hot.