Braised daikon and carrot 素燒蘿蔔

Su shao luo bo 素燒蘿蔔

Luo bo 蘿蔔 (萝卜) this can mean either daikon (mooli or oriental radish) or carrot.
Su 素 is vegetarian
Shao 燒 in cooking terms can mean boil, bake, roast, braise or stew. It's confusing I know!

This braised mixed root vegetable is rather tasty. I can eat this happily and don't miss any meat at all.

Ingredients:

400 - 500g daikon or mooli
350 - 400g carrot
2 clove of garlic, chopped
small piece of ginger, chopped
dash of light soy
dash of dark soy
dash of cooking wine
some regular or vegetarian oyster sauce
a little sugar to taste
mix 1 tsp cornflour (cornstarch) with a little water
cooking oil

Method:

1. Peel daikon and carrot. Cut into chunks, rotate and cut vegetable into irregular triangular chunks called goon dao pian 滾刀片 in Chinese. 
2. Heat about 1/4 - 1/3cup of oil till moderately hot, add the vegetables. Stir at high heat, keep stirring till vegetables are slightly browned on the surface, about 10 minutes. Remove most of the oil and leave about 1 tbsp in the wok. Frying carrot and daikon does not absorb much oil at all. Using this much of oil is important to remove the strong mustardy smell and peppery taste of daikon.
3. Push the vegetables to one side. Add garlic and ginger, stir till fragrant. 
4. Add dash of light soy and dark soy (for colour). Stir and add dash of wine and add about 1/2  - 3/4 cup of water. 
5. Stir and cook vegetables till tender. If liquid is drying fast before vegetables are tender add more water.
6. Add some oyster sauce and a little sugar to taste. 
7. Thicken sauce with slackened cornflour.