Buddha's Delight (Lo Han Jai) - East Asian Recipe

Buddha's Delight (Lo Han Jai)

🌍 East Asian, China (Buddhist/Cantonese) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Traditionally eaten on the first day of Lunar New Year — Buddhist monks' "eighteen-ingredient" dish varied by monastery.

Ingredients

• Lily buds (dried)
• wood ear mushrooms
• glass noodles
• fried tofu puffs
• bamboo shoots
• napa cabbage
• lotus root
• jicama
• ginkgo nuts
• fermented bean curd (nanru)
• sesame oil
• soy
• oyster sauce (or mushroom sauce)
• garlic

Method

1. Rehydrating — Rehydrate all dried ingredients separately.
2. Sautéing — Sauté garlic, add fermented bean curd and mash.
3. Adding — Add all ingredients in order of cooking time (firm → soft).
4. Seasoning — Season with soy and mushroom sauce.
5. Braising — Braise 20 min covered. Finish with sesame oil.

Tags: lily buds, wood ear mushrooms, glass noodles, fried tofu puffs, bamboo shoots · Source: Brittani's Almanac