Want a delicious Chinese fondue recipe 100% plant-based? Both healthy and delicious, the food is cooked in a broth then dipped in sauces that will make the taste buds crackle.
Let’s find out everything about Chinese vegetable fondue!
What is vegetarian Chinese fondue?
The vegetarian Chinese fondue recipe is tasty and simple to make, you need a fondue machine that is easily found commercially.
The food (vegetables, legumes, tofu) will cook in a broth kept at a boil. They are then dipped in various sauces.
Chinese fondue broth
If you have a bit of time, make your homemade Chinese fondue broth. The principle is simple. Take aromatic vegetables that are left to simmer over low heat: onions, celery, cabbage, carrots, turnips, leeks.
You put them in a casserole dish, cover with water and leave to cook for one to two hours. Season or add spices to your liking.
Chinese fondue: vegetables
Vegetarian Chinese fondue is prepared with many kinds of vegetables or legumes. Carrots cut into sticks, potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, cabbage, spinach, button mushrooms, zucchini, leeks, beans, etc.
Choose seasonal vegetables, they always have more flavor and are less expensive. You kill two birds with one stone.
Leafy vegetables (spinach), celery or mushrooms are practical, because they are cooked in a few seconds in the broth.
For vegetables such as carrots , kohlrabi, squash, turnips, potatoes, leeks, Brussels sprouts, etc., pre-cook them (steam or in water) or air fry them.
Tofu for vegetarian Chinese fondue
Cubed tofu often accompanies Chinese vegetable fondue. It is, like other foods, soaked in broth then topped with a sauce.
Another possibility is to use soy sauce as a marinade for the tofu for Chinese fondue.
Sauces for vegetarian Chinese fondue
You can use (they are easily found in the Asian sections of supermarkets ):
- sauce made with peanuts, spices and coconut milk
- sauce made from ketchup, chili oil, mustard and lemon.
The choice is vast, the only limit is your imagination.