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!
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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.
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Isn't it great to have sumptuous homemade paos while sipping some fragnant tea? Mmmm......
Happy Chap Goh Meh everyone..:)