Braised Sea Cucumber with Golden Lily Buds & Wood Ear

Why people make this dish

Golden lily buds and wood ear are a classic pairing — they work in both meat and vegetarian cooking and make many tasty dishes. This braised sea cucumber version is a savory, home-style dish. In food-therapy tradition sea cucumber is regarded as nourishing to both kidney yin and kidney yang — a “both-ways” nourishing food — and it is traditionally favored by couples hoping to conceive, as well as those with dry skin, restless sleep, or other concerns.