Recipe: Stir fried savoury rice cake (Vegetarian)

Hi guys, how's your Chinese New Year celebrations going so far? Usually on the first day of CNY, we will have vegetarian food for the whole day. 

In the afternoon, we will usually cook a more elaborate meal with 5-6 courses, but for dinner, we usually keep it simple with a vegetarian noodle dish.  For past two years, I made this Stir fried savoury rice cake (nian gao) for my family and they thoroughly enjoyed it. Also perfect after many days of CNY feasting, when you're craving for something lighter.

Stir fried savoury rice cake (Vegetarian)
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
Serves 5-6


Ingredients

400g white rice cake 白粿干, soaked in water for at least 10 hours
1 small shallot, thinly sliced
2-3T cooking oil
1T dark soy sauce or cooking caramel
1-2T light soy sauce
1 leek, sliced at an angle
2 cabbage leaves, washed and thinly sliced
Bok choy, cut into 1" lengths
2 dried Chinese mushrooms, rehydrated and thinly sliced
1 wood ear fungus, rehydrated and thinly sliced
1/3 carrot, julienned

150g Omnimeat strip
Salt
A few dashes white pepper

1. In a pot of salted water, cook the rice cakes for a min, then drain and rinse in cold water a few times to remove extra starch. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat oil in wok. Add Omnimeat and stir fry for 4-5 mins until lightly golden. Remove and set aside.

3. Add shallots to oil and sauté for 2 mins. Add wood ear fungus, mushroom, cabbage, carrot, leeks, bok choy and sauté for a few mins. Stir in rice cake and season with dark and light soy sauce, salt and white pepper.

4. Stir in Omnimeat and serve.

Note: You can buy the rice cakes here: https://shp.ee/6qd5qnd

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