Yuxiang Gesong

Name: Yuxiang Gesong (Minced Chilli “Fish”)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 225 g/8 oz fresh or canned wheat gluten; 3 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic; 1½ tablespoons peanut oil; 25 g/1 oz Chinese dried black mushrooms, soaked, stems removed; 6 tablespoons water; ½ teaspoon cornflour mixed with 1 teaspoon water; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger root; 3 tablespoons pine nuts; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 teaspoons Chinese white rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 teaspoons chilli bean sauce; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Minced Chilli “Fish”

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

The recipe mimics a well-known fish dish, and it certainly fooled and delighted me. The gluten is cut up as if it were fish and with the Chinese dried black mushrooms, pine nuts, and the traditional chilli sauce, it resembles and tastes very much like a real fish dish.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz fresh or canned wheat gluten
25 g/

Asia
China
Main course
Vegan

Method

Rinse the wheat gluten in several changes of cold water, drain, and cut into small dice. Do the same with the mushrooms and set aside.

Heat a wok or large frying pan until hot. Add the oil, garlic, onions, and ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Put in the wheat gluten, mushrooms, and pine nuts. Continue to stir-fry for 1 minute, then add the rest of the ingredients except the cornflour