Doufu Chai

Name: Doufu Chai (Cabbage with Bean Curd)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb firm bean curd; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 2 teaspoons sugar; 125 ml/4 fl oz peanut oil; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 2 tablespoons rice wine or dry sherry; 1½ tablespoons peanut oil; 3 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 450 g/1 lb Chinese cabbage

Cabbage with Bean Curd

Preparation info

Serves
4
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

From the Imperial banquet hall to the most humble peasant kitchen, vegetarian dishes have always been included in any special feast. This recipe has been traced to the Long Yin Si Temple in Hangzhou, the ancient capital city of the Southern Song Dynasty (1126-1279). Temple cooking was influenced by Buddhist and Daoist religious philosophy and by the availability of vegetables that lent themselves to subtly sweet but delicious combinations. The extraordinary versatility of bean curd can b