Click for Cookbook LOGIN
"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."--Fran Lebowitz

Jai (Monk's Food) Recipe

  Tried it? Rate this Recipe:
 

 

This recipe for Jai (Monk's Food) is from Mom's Recipe Book, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 Tbsp. oil

Seasoning Sauce-
3 1/2 oz. canned red bean curd
5 piece yellow bean curd
1/4 c. oyster sauce
2 Tbsp. shoyu
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. Hoi Sin sauce
2 whole star anise (mashed)
3 cans chicken broth
3 c. water
6 pieces dried scallop
1/4 c. sherry

Dried Ingredients-
12 dried mushrooms
6 dried oysters
4 oz. foo jook
1 oz. black fungus
1 oz. lily flower
3 pieces dried lotus root
8 oz. long rice
1 oz. hairy seaweed

1 can bamboo shoots (sliced)
1 can gingko nuts
1 can water chestnuts
1 package fried tofu (cut up)
1 lb. won bok cabbage (cut up)

Cornstarch Mixture-
1/3 c. cornstarch
1/2 c. water
salt (to taste)
Directions:
Directions:
1. Soak all dried ingredients separately. Parboil. Remove hard ends of mushrooms, fungus, and lily flowers. Cut foo jook and long rice into 2 inch lengths.
2. Combine the bean curds, oyster sauce, shoyu, sugar, Hoi Sin sauce, and star anise. Mash into a paste.
3. Heat oil in a large pot. Stir fry the mashed sauce lightly then add the chicken broth, water, scallops, and sherry.
4. Add all dried ingredients (except long rice & hairy seaweed), bamboo shoots, gingko nuts, water chestnuts, and tofu.
5. Bring to a boil and simmer covered for 1 hour.
6. Stir in long rice, seaweed, and won bok cabbage. Simmer 10 more minutes.
7. Thicken with cornstarch mixture.

 

 

 

Learn more about the process to create a cookbook -- or
Start your own personal family cookbook right now!  Here's to good eating!

Search for more great recipes here from over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!

 

 

 

2727W  

Cookbooks are great for Holiday Gifts, Wedding Gifts, Bridal Shower ideas and Family Reunions!

*Recipes and photos entered into the Family Cookbook Project are provided by the submitting contributors. All rights are retained by the contributor. Please contact us if you believe copyright violations have occurred.

Search for more great recipes here from over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!