Buddha's Delight
Diced vegetarian meat substitute and chestnuts are braised until well-seasoned, then thickened with cornstarch slurry and finished with a drizzle of hot oil to make this vegetarian dish.
Ingredients
Chestnuts (blanched in boiling water, peeled and skinned, cut into cubes)
Vegetable stock
Vegetarian meat cubes
Tofu cubes
Bamboo shoot cubes
Refined salt
Soy sauce
MSG
Sugar
Water starch slurry
Sesame oil
Instructions
1
Prepare the chestnuts
Blanch the chestnuts in boiling water, peel off the shells and thin skins, and cut into cubes.
2
Cook the dish
Place a pot over heat and add the vegetable stock; bring to a boil. Add the vegetarian meat cubes, tofu cubes, bamboo shoot cubes, chestnut cubes, refined salt, soy sauce, MSG, and sugar. Once it returns to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer to let the flavors absorb. When the sauce has reduced, thicken with the water starch slurry, drizzle in the sesame oil, and serve.
