Mock Char Siu

Made some mock char siu for vegetarian diet.  This char siu can be eaten as it is or use as a condiment for stir fry vegetables, noodle and fried rice.

This is made from ready-made gluten which are available at the stores selling vegetarian food ingredients.  They are available fresh or frozen.  I have modified this recipe for convenience and the mock char siu nevertheless tasted good but it is soft and not like char siu which sometimes are tough.

 

Recipe Source - Amy Beh Book  with modifications to ingredients and method

Ingredients

500 gm raw meen kan or gluten

1 piece palm sugar [40 gm]

Marinade

2 star anise

3 cloves

1/2 piece of red fermented bean curd [nam yee]

3 tbsp sugar

1 tsp msg [vegetarian]

1/2 tsp 5 spice powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce

350 ml water or enough to cover gluten

a pinch of red colouring [I used orange AKK colouring]

 

 

1. Pull the raw meen kan/gluten into a cylindrical shape or into strips to resemble pork fillet.
2. Marinate the gluten with marinade for several hours.
3. Place marinated gluten with marinate into a wok, bring to boil and simmer until gravy is reduce.
4. Add in palm sugar and simmer until gravy is thick.
5. Dish up, slice to serve and garnish with some toasted white sesame seeds if preferred.