Luohan Zhai Braised Vegetables with Tofu and Mushrooms

What you need

• 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 10 g (1/3 oz) dried wood ear mushrooms
• 50 g (2 oz) mung bean glass noodles
• 200 g (7 oz) firm tofu, cut into 2 cm cubes
• 400 g (14 oz) napa cabbage
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced on the diagonal
• 150 g (5 oz) sliced bamboo shoots, drained
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz) snow peas, trimmed
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 2 slices ginger
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• salt, to taste

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Soak the shiitake in 300 ml (1 1/4 cups) hot water for 30 min. Soak the wood ear in a separate bowl of warm water for 20 min.

2. 2

   Soak the noodles in warm water for 10 min, drain and cut them into shorter lengths with scissors.

3. 3

   Squeeze the shiitake over their bowl and keep 250 ml (1 cup) of the soaking liquid. Cut off the stems and halve the caps.

4. 4

   Drain the wood ear, trim away any hard knobs and tear it into bite-sized pieces.

5. 5

   Cut the cabbage into 3 cm pieces, keeping the thick white stems apart from the leafy tops.

6. 6

   Stir the reserved mushroom liquid with the soy sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, sugar and cornstarch.

7. 7

   Pat the tofu dry. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a wok over medium-high heat and fry the tofu, turning, until golden on several sides, 6-8 min. Lift it out.

8. 8

   Add the remaining oil with the garlic and ginger and stir for 20 seconds until fragrant.

9. 9

   Add the shiitake, carrot and cabbage stems and stir-fry for 2 min.

10. 10

    Add the wood ear, bamboo shoots and cabbage leaves and stir-fry until the leaves wilt, about 2 min.

11. 11

    Give the sauce a stir and pour it in, then add the tofu and noodles. Cover and simmer until the cabbage is tender and the noodles have absorbed some of the sauce, 4-5 min.

12. 12

    Add the snow peas and cook uncovered until bright green and the sauce turns glossy, 1-2 min.

13. 13

    Drizzle with the sesame oil, taste, add salt if needed and serve hot.

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