And so I woke up quite early this morning to make these fresh "vegetarian" Char Siu Pao for my family's breakfast.
Fresh from the steamer...............yummy!
The ingredients for the fillings is simple, just need to get a nice and fresh vegetarian meat.
Here's the ingredients....
3-4 shallots (finely chopped)
1/2 tsp garlic (finely chopped) - optional
400g Vegetarian meat, diced
2tbsps vegetarian oyster sauce
1 tbsps sugar
1 tsp thick soy sauce
3 tbsps water
1 tsp sesame oil
1or 2 tsps shao xing wine
salt and pepper to taste
(cornflour solution for thickening)
Method:
~ Heat 2 tbsps oil and stir fry shallots and garlic till fragnant.
~ Add in vegetarian meat and continue to fry for awhile.
~ Add in all other ingredients and fry until cooked. Stir in cornflour solution.
~ Keep aside to cool before using.
** Pao dough is the same as the older post.
Isn't it great to have sumptuous homemade paos while sipping some fragnant tea? Mmmm......
Happy Chap Goh Meh everyone..:)
Happy Chap Goh Meh to you too ! I only practised vegetarian for 1st day of CNY. Maybe next year CNY, I should follow you also practise for 15th day of CNY.
ReplyDeleteHi Sonia!
ReplyDeleteActually I have this practice for every month throughout the year for just half-day, but during CNY, we'll have it for one full day on the 1st & 15th..:)
Miss your vegetarian baos! Looks yummy! Think one of these days I am gonna make chicken baos...something I have been "dying" to make for a long time. :P Hopefully before I go off to US. :P
ReplyDeleteI miss you "char Siu " baos too. With the yummy sauce...yum yum!
ReplyDeleteWow, you woke up early just to make the baos. Don't think I can do it as I'm not a morning person..haha! Your baos look very cottony soft. I am so encouraged to try it. The only days I 'try my best' to be a vegetarian is on Kwan Yin's birthdays (and sometimes I forget!! yikes!).
ReplyDeleteHi Joslynn,
ReplyDeleteI don't really sleep haha!..;p I meant if I got 4-5 hours sleep a day, then I'm fine already.
Oooo...last time I also tend to forget about vegetarian on those specific days, but I'm ok now. Just take time..:)
heheheh I had bao also on my CNY trip at cameron highland! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Big BOys Oven..:)
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