The vegetarian recipe for ‘Rice Noodles in Vegetable Gravy’:

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of rice noodles/河粉 he fen (stir-fry until fragrant and set aside)
  • 6 shiitake mushrooms (soak in water until soft, remove the stems, slice and set aside)
  • 1/2 kg of cabbage (cut into strips)
  • 10 soya nuggets/vegetarian roasted chicken 素食香酥鸡 su shi xiang su ji (defrost, cut in half and set aside)
  • 1 small portion of ginger (cut into thin strips)
  • 1 tablespoon of tapioca starch (mix with some water to form a thickening paste)
  • 8 cups of water

Seasonings

  • 1 tablespoon of vegetarian oyster sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of white pepper powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil

Method

  • Heat oil, stir-fry ginger strips + shiitake mushroom slices + soya nuggets over low heat until fragrant.
  • Add the above ginger mixture + vegetarian oyster sauce + salt + sugar + white pepper powder + cabbage strips + water into a pot and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add sesame oil + tapioca paste and bring to a boil.
  • Slowly pour the gravy and vegetables over the stir-fried rice noodles.
  • Serve.