Only lately I learnt that mock meat not only serves as a substitute for vegetarians, they are just as delicious and fulfilling. I bought some mock fish and chicken intending to cook up some vegetarian dish for a change. So I cruised into the land of ‘Greens’.

Ingredients

• 4 pieces of sliced mock fish ( sliced into bite sizes )
• 1/2 green capsicum ( cut to bite sizes )
• 2 large dried chillies ( cut into 3 parts each )
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp szechuan peppercorn
• 1/2 cup roasted cashew nuts

Coating flour

• some tapioca flour

Sauce

• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp black vinegar
• 1 tsp chicken powder mix with 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cornflour mix with 1 1/2 tbsp water

Thickening

• 1/2 tbsp tapioca flour mix with 1 tbsp water

Method

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients for sauce except the cornflour mixture.
2. Coat mock fish pieces with coating flour. Deep fry in hot oil till golden. Remove and drain on a paper towel. Place on a serving plate. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok and saute garlic till light brown, add dried chillies, szechuan pepper and stir for a second. Add in the capiscum, continue to stir fry the contents for another 2 minutes till aromatic. Add in the sauce mixture to the contents and simmer to a quick boil, add in the cornflour mixture and simmer again to thicken the sauce. Finally, stir in the roasted cashew nuts and pour the contents over serving plate of fish.
3. Serve with steam rice. Voila!