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What are the home-style cooking methods of tofu
Tofu is a kind of bean product, which is made by beating soybeans, boiling them, adding gypsum, and then removing the moisture. Tofu is rich in protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals, and is a health supplement that is very beneficial to the human body. There are many ways to make tofu, such as fried tofu, braised tofu, cold tofu, and tofu in a pot, etc. Below, I will introduce the home-style cooking methods of tofu.
1. Fried tofu
Material: Tofu, Salt, Chicken essence, Scallion, Ginger, Garlic, Soy sauce, Douban sauce, Spicy sauce, Sugar
Method:
1. Steam the northern tofu in a steamer for about 10 minutes, then remove and cool before using.
2. Cut the tofu into diamond-shaped pieces, with moderate thickness.
3. Heat the pot with oil to about 6 out of 10, add tofu pieces, and fry until both sides are golden, then remove and set aside.
4. Cut green and red peppers into pieces, when the oil in the pot used to fry the tofu reaches about 7 out of 10, add scallions, ginger, and garlic to stir-fry, then add a spoon of chili sauce and stir-fry until red oil appears.
5. Add the fried tofu pieces, stir-fry, add a little sugar, add some soy sauce and stir-fry, then add a little water.
6. When the sauce is almost reduced, add a little salt and chicken essence and take it off the heat.
Two. Fish-flavored tofu
Ingredients: Northern tofu (one piece), Doubanjiang, garlic, ginger, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, oil
Method:
1. Cut the tofu into small pieces (smaller pieces are more flavorful), fry in oil, and remove after frying to a golden color and set aside.
2. Cut garlic and ginger into pieces, mix a small bowl of fish-flavored sauce
1 spoon of soy sauce, 2 spoons of vinegar, 1 spoon of sugar, mix well.
3. Heat the pot and add oil, then add minced ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.
4. Add the Doubanjiang, stir-fry until fragrant, then add 2 spoons of water or broth.
5. Then add the tofu pieces and stir well.
6. Then add the previously prepared fish-flavored sauce, and cook over high heat until the sauce is reduced.
Three. Crispy tofu
Ingredients: 400g tofu, 1 egg, 1 green pepper, 3 cloves of garlic, half a spoon of vinegar, 2 spoons of soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and some peanut oil.
Method:
1. Soak the tofu in salt water, drain the water, and cut into pieces of consistent thickness.
2. Beat the eggs evenly and beat into an egg wash.
3. Dip the tofu pieces evenly in the egg wash.
4. Add oil to the pot, heat to 7 out of 10, add tofu pieces and fry until both sides turn golden, then dish out.
5. Cut green peppers and garlic into pieces, add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and sesame oil, mix into a sauce.
6. Dip the fried tofu pieces in the sauce and eat them.
Four. Stewed tofu
Ingredients: 100g pork belly, 1 egg, half a head of cabbage (take the leaf part), 500g tofu, scallions, ginger, Sichuan pepper, star anise, salt
Method:
1. Slice the pork belly and scallions and ginger, cut the cabbage into pieces, fry the omelette and cut into pieces, blanch the tofu, wash with cold water and set aside.
2. Put cold water in a pot, add pork belly, Sichuan pepper, star anise, scallions, and ginger, bring to a boil, and skim the foam while boiling.
3. Add the stuffed egg pieces and cook together, wait until the soup turns white, then add tofu, vermicelli, and cabbage in turn, and add salt after boiling.
Five. Stewed tofu
Ingredients: 9 pieces of tofu, peanut oil, soy sauce, pepper, cornstarch, scallions, 100g pork, salt, oyster sauce, chicken powder, water.
Method:
1. Make a small hole in the middle of the tofu, best in the shape of a hemisphere, be careful not to pierce the bottom.
2. Chop the pork, add peanut oil, salt, chicken powder, cornstarch, and pepper, and stir well.
3. Stuff the seasoned minced pork into the tofu holes.
4. Put peanut oil in a flat-bottomed pan, and fry the stuffed tofu to a golden color.
5. Put water in a bowl, add salt, soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper, chicken powder, and cornstarch, stir well to make a mixed sauce.
