Vegetarian red yeast rice char siew [ang chow char siew]

Name: Vegetarian red yeast rice char siew [ang chow char siew]
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 300 gm wet gluten balls (mee keen, tear or cut strips); 2 tsp sesame oil; 1/2 cup water; 30 gm gula melaka; some toasted sesame seeds; Marinade; 1 tbsp red yeast rice residum (ang chow); 1 piece red fermented beancurd (nam yee); 1/2 tsp 5 spice powder; 1/4 tsp pepper and vegetarian msg; salt to taste

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40 min

This is actually mock char siew flavoured with red yeast rice residum, nam yee and sweetened with gula melaka. Very different from the normal store bought vegetarian char siew which I think uses some red colouring.