Jai is a special Chinese dish commonly known as "Buddha's Delight." It is traditionally eaten on the first day of Chinese New Year. Since this dish traditionally doesn't have meat, it symbolizes purification of the body.
Special Thank You to Gina Kerr for teaching Uncle Owen and I how to make a bowl of delicious Jai.
Gina's Recipe
1/2 jar of Red Bean Curd (approximately 3-4 pieces)
1/2 jar of White Bean Curd (approximately 3-4 pieces)
2 T. Chopped Ginger
3 cloves garlic
Chicken Broth to cover (approximately 3 cups)
Water (Approximately 3 cups)
Konnyaku (Optional)
2 cans Bamboo Shoot
Lotus Root (Optional)
Dried Ingredients
15-20 dried mushrooms
wood fungus
1 oz. lily flower
1 oz. lily bulb
1 oz. lotus seed
1 oz. black fungus
6 Water chestnuts
1 can ginko nut
1 lb tofu sticks (cut into 2 inch pieces)
3/4 lb long rice
8 red dates
1 lb. fresh or 1/2 lb. dried chestnuts
2 pkgs. oil tofu (cut into strips)
Soak all dried ingredients separately, parboil. Remove hard ends of mushrooms, fungus, and lily flower. Cut long rice into 3 inch length. Add broth, garlic and ginger to the pot. Combine red and white bean curd and make into a paste. Add lotus seed, mushrooms, lily bulb, lily flower, ginko nuts and woodier fungus. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add more broth and water to cover. Add in konnyaku noodles, water chestnuts, tofu sticks, long rice, bamboo shoot, red date, and lotus root. Add just enough broth to cover. If the soup is too salty, add more water. Simmer for 1 hour.
Break apart black hair fungus and add to pot.
Optional to add in fresh won bok or Chinese peas during the last 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
Note: When Jai is finished, the mixture should be on the thick side, not watery.
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