Unfortunately, there isn’t an accurate English translation of today’s dish – 素什锦 – other than healthy delicious ten vegetable medley. You’ve probably never seen or heard of this Chinese dish as it isn’t common in Chinese restaurants. The dish is best served cold and it is a flavor bonanza for the mouth with 10 different vegetables with varying levels of crunchiness to take it to the next level. Even if you don’t have a Chinese grandma who can make this dish for you, you can follow these directions and taste this flavor explosion for yourself.
Ingredients 食材用料 价钱:
- 4 根藕 (4 Lotus Roots) $7.49
- 1 斤花生 (1 lb raw peanuts) $2.50
- 2 斤菜花 (2 lbs Cauliflower) $3.79
- 5 根胡萝卜 (5 Carrots) $1.30
- 1 把芹菜 (1 Bunch of Celery) $2.49
- 1.5 oz 木耳 (1.5 oz Black Dried Fungus) $1.80
- 2 oz 腐竹 (2 oz Dried Soy Bean Curd) $2.50
- 2 个八角 (2 Dried Star Anise) $0.16
- 60 毫升 油 (4 Tbsp Canola Oil) $0.47
- 15 毫升 花椒 (1 Tbsp Sichuan Peppercorns) $0.17
- 2 把 盐 (2 Handfuls of Salt) $0.71
Total 总价 $23.37
Full Video Tutorial
Preparation:
- Soak the peanuts, black dried fungus and dried soy bean curd overnight
- With the peanuts in the same water add the dried star anise and boil them for about 10 minutes adding a handful of salt just before they are done.
- Bias cut the carrots and then slice them thin
- Thinly slice the celery on a diagonal
- Thinly slice the lotus root
- Parboil each vegetable for the directed time:
- Celery – 15 seconds
- Carrots – 15 seconds
- Lotus Root – 15 seconds
- Cauliflour – 2-3 minutes
- Dried Black Fungus – 3-4 minutes
- Dried Soy Bean Curd – 1-2 minutes
- After each vegetable has been parboiled, soak and rinse them in cold water for 2-3 minutes. Drain thoroughly
- While parboiling the vegetables, fry the Sichuan Peppercorns in 4 tablespoons of oil till black. DIscard the peppercorns.
- Combine all the vegetables into 1 large bowl mix them together with 1 handful of salt.
- Add the peanuts and oil and mix well.
Kitchen Items used in this recipe
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| Meat Cleaver | SENZER Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder Set |
