Hosted a dinner party, made some tasty food, had a great time. Some of these dishes were bought pre-made, like the gluten with peanuts, snap peas, chile peas, sea cucumbers, preserved tofu, and chile bamboo shoots. The vegetable bao were also pre-made, but I deep fried them.
The napa salad had shredded napa, watercress leaves, and a sesame soy vinaigrette I made with chopped chiles, sesame oil, crushed ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, salt, wite pepper, and raw sugar. The tofu in brown sauce required a little planning.
Brown sauce:
Vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, veggie broth, raw sugar, white pepper, and cornstarch slurry in rice vinegar. Add everything but the cornstarch slurry and bring to a boil, stirring. When it does start to boil, add the slurry and stir until thickened. I made this ahead of time and warmed it back up when the tofu was fired.
Fried Tofu:
Drain the tofu overnight, then soak in soy sauce to season. Make your favorite cornstarch beer batter Mine didn't come out well :( Deep fry in oil at 350 until golden brown and drain on paper towels.
Cover in brown sauce, top with cilantro and pecans. Nom Nom!! :D
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiquibuttons/10241759195/" title="Asian Inspired Vegan Dinner by chiquibuttons, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5545/10241759195_d8bd60bb59.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Asian Inspired Vegan Dinner"></a>
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