Delicious and Easy Vegetarian Dish Suggestions for Lunar New Year Offerings

Here are some vegetarian dish suggestions for Lunar New Year offerings for you to consider adding to your family's feast!

If you're looking to prepare vegetarian dishes for Lunar New Year offerings, these are some ideal suggestions for you!

1. Vegetarian Spring Rolls

Ingredients:

- Rice paper wrappers: 1 pack

- Glass noodles: 50-100 g

- Carrots, onions: ½ each

- Wood Ear and Shiitake Mushrooms: 4-5 pieces (soaked, cleaned)

- Scallions

- Cooking Oil, Soup Powder, Seasoning Powder, Pepper

Instructions:

Step 1: Wash all ingredients thoroughly. Slice onions thinly, cut carrots, wood ear, and shiitake mushrooms into small strips, finely chop chives, and cilantro.

Step 2: Place the prepared ingredients into a large bowl. Add soaked and chopped vermicelli noodles, a pinch of soup powder, seasoning powder, and pepper according to taste. Mix well.

Step 3: Spread out the rice paper wrapper, add a sufficient amount of filling, and roll it into a cylindrical shape. Repeat until all filling is used.

2. Tofu with Vegetarian Sauce

Ingredients:

- Fresh Tofu: 1 box

- Shiitake Mushrooms: 50g

- Vegetarian Satay Sauce: 1 tablespoon

- Chili powder, salt, sugar...

Instructions:

Step 1: Clean the shiitake mushrooms, soak them in water until they expand.

Step 2: Finely chop or mince the soaked mushrooms.

Step 3: Remove tofu from the box and cut into bite-sized pieces.

Step 4: Heat a pan, add cooking oil, and stir-fry the shiitake mushrooms until cooked.

Step 5: Add vegetarian satay sauce and chili powder to the pan, stir well. Add 2 tablespoons of water from soaking the shiitake mushrooms into the pan, bring to a boil, season with salt and sugar to taste.

Step 6: Add tofu to the pan, gently shake the pan occasionally to let the tofu absorb the flavors, avoid stirring with chopsticks to prevent tofu from breaking.

Step 7: Once the tofu has absorbed the flavors and is cooked through, turn off the heat. It tastes better when served hot.

3. Crispy Fried Vegetarian Squid

Ingredients:

- Onions

- Crispy frying flour

- Batter mix

- Some water

Instructions:

Step 1: Peel and slice onions into thick rounds, about 1cm thick. Then separate each onion slice into individual rings.

Step 2: Mix crispy frying flour with water to form a thick mixture. Dip each onion ring into the bowl of crispy frying flour, lift the onion ring to let excess batter drip off, then transfer to a plate of batter mix to coat the surface of the onion ring evenly.

Step 3: Heat oil in a pan until hot, adjust to medium heat, then fry the onions until golden brown, remove and drain on paper towels. Serve the crispy fried vegetarian squid on a plate, accompanied by chili sauce or tomato sauce. This dish is best enjoyed hot, as it loses its appeal when it cools down.

4. Stir-fried Vegetarian Lotus Roots

Ingredients:

- Lotus Roots: 300g

- Green Chili: ½ piece

- Red Chili: 1 piece

- Ginger: 1 root

- Tomatoes: 2 pieces

- Carrot: 1 root

- Green Beans: 50g

- Seasonings: soup powder, MSG, chili sauce.

- Black pepper

Execution:

Step 1: Slice green and red chili peppers into small pieces, peel and slice lotus roots diagonally, thinly slice carrots, and cut tomatoes into wedges.

Step 2: Soak the sliced lotus roots in a little vinegar water to prevent discoloration.

Step 3: Heat oil until hot, then sauté ginger until fragrant. Add tomatoes, green and red chili peppers, quickly stir, then transfer to a plate.

Step 4: Continue stir-frying the lotus roots until almost cooked, then add carrots followed by green beans. Season with a tablespoon of chili sauce, stir well.

Step 5: When the lotus roots, carrots, and green beans are nearly cooked, add tomatoes, green and red chili peppers, mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Finally, add basil leaves for aroma and presentation. Transfer the stir-fried vegetarian lotus roots to a plate and sprinkle with some black pepper. This dish will surely receive compliments not only for its delicious taste and appealing appearance but also for its health benefits. And the recipe is very simple, so give it a try!

5. Vegetarian Potato Soup

Ingredients:

- Potatoes: 200g

- Purple Sweet Potatoes: 150g

- Tofu: 2 blocks

- Tomatoes: 100g

- Red peanuts: 100g

- Chives, seasonings

Execution:

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

Peel, wash, and cut the potatoes and purple sweet potatoes into chunks. Cut tofu into square pieces and fry until golden. Cut tomatoes into wedges. Boil the peanuts until soft. Chop chives.

Step 2: Heat a pot on the stove, add a little vegetable oil, and heat it up. Add tomatoes and stir until soft. Then add potatoes, peanuts, pour in a bowl of water, add seasonings, cover with a lid. Boil for about 3 minutes.

Step 3: Add the purple sweet potatoes and boil for another 3 minutes, then add the fried tofu. If the water reduces, add more until the sweet potatoes and peanuts are cooked through.

Step 4: Finally, add chives and ladle the soup into bowls.

This vegetarian purple sweet potato soup is simple yet nutritious and is perfect for the Lunar New Year.

6. Vegan Sticky Rice Cake

Ingredients:

- Glutinous rice flour

- Sugar

- Hot water

- Peanuts; roasted black sesame seeds, each a small amount

How to Make:

Step 1: Put glutinous rice flour in a bowl, then gradually pour hot water in, kneading the dough while pouring. Knead until the dough becomes smooth and elastic. If the dough is still dry, add a little more water and continue kneading. Avoid adding too much water to prevent the dough from becoming sticky. Then, shape the dough into small round balls. Use your fingers to gently press the center of each ball to make them slightly indented.

Step 2: Boil a pot of water, add sugar to sweeten the water. Then, drop the dough balls into the boiling water and cook until they float to the surface or until they are cooked, then remove them from the pot.

Step 3: Roast the peanuts in a pan until golden brown. Remove, peel, crush. Mix with a little roasted black sesame seeds. Transfer the cakes to a bowl, lightly brush some vegetable oil on top to prevent sticking, sprinkle with a mixture of roasted peanuts and sesame seeds, then enjoy!

From Eva.

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