Buddha’s Delight (Jai, Chinese Vegetarian Stew)

Ingredients

• 1 handful lily flowers dried
• 10 dried shiitake mushrooms small
• 10 gluten fried, balls, or deep fried tofu cubes
• 1 handful wood ear mushrooms
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms sliced, Shiitake or other fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 carrot sliced, about half a cup
• 4 heads baby bok choy quartered
• 3 cups napa cabbage chopped
• 1/2 cup bamboo shoots sliced
• 1 bean thread noodles bundle
• 1/2 tablespoon peanut oil or vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons green onion chopped
• 2 slices ginger
• 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce optional
• 1 teaspoon sugar *see footnote, optional
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water re-hydrating, from the lily flower and dried mushrooms, or vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil optional