Complete guide to making soft tofu.
Tofu This Ingredients Generally divided into old tofu and tender tofu, tender tofu, as the name suggests, is softer, with a more delicate texture, very fragile, so when cooking, it needs to be handled carefully, and some appropriate cooking methods should be chosen. Here are some recipes for tender tofu.
Recipes for tender tofu: tender tofu
Ingredients preparation
Soybeans 500g, gypsum powder 10g, water as needed.
Method steps
1. Soak soybeans in water for more than 8 hours, then add the soaked soybeans to water and make soy milk；
2. Filter twice, then pour into a large pot to cook, add a small amount of fresh soy milk to the gypsum powder, stir well, and pour into another pot;
3. Boil the soy milk pot, pour in the pot containing gypsum, cover the lid, wait for it to solidify;
4. Then scoop the solidified tofu into a mold, and press into shape.
Tips
Making tofu at home is a bit complicated and difficult to master, so it's best to buy it directly.
Recipes for tender tofu: marinated tender tofu
Ingredients preparation
Appropriate amount of tender tofu,peanuts，cilantro, green onion, salt,soy sauce，vinegar, sesame oil,chili oil as needed.
Method steps
1. Cut the tender tofu into cubes, blanch in hot water with salt;
2. After draining, place in a plate, stir-fry peanuts, let them cool and chop;
3. Chop cilantro, chop green onion, put soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil,chili oil, salt, sugar, mix well to make a sauce;
4. Pour the sauce on the tofu, sprinkle with peanuts, cilantro and green onion, mix well before eating.
Recipes for tender tofu: tender tofu with minced meat
Ingredients preparation
Tender tofu,beef, cooking wine,pepper, salt,cornstarch, star anise,minced garlic, sesame oil, chicken powder,
green onion.
Method steps
1. Take out the tender tofu and blanch in hot water for later use;
2. Chop the beef and add salt, pepper, cooking wine, and cornstarch, marinate for a while;3. Heat oil, add star anise and minced garlic, then add the beef and stir-fry until it changes color; 4. Then add the tender tofu, add chili oil, a little water, and cook for 5 minutes, add salt, chicken powder, sesame oil and green onion.
Tips
Don't stir-fry the tender tofu when it's in the pot, because the tofu will be broken.
Recipes for tender tofu: tender tofu soup
Ingredients preparation 1/2 pumpkin
1/2 onion, garlic,
1 egg, chili, tender tofu, chili powder,enoki mushrooms, 1 small pumpkin chicken canned.Method steps，1. Chop onion, garlic and pumpkin, and put them in a blender to make a puree, then add tender tofu andsoy sauce and mix;
2. Wash enoki mushrooms and pumpkin,
red bell pepper cut into circles, heat oil in a pot, add chicken and stir-fry; 3. After frying red oil, add the marinated tofu and stir, then add a little water to cover the tofu, and boil;
4. Then add a little salt and soy sauce, add pumpkin, enoki mushrooms, red bell pepper, and cook until done, add egg liquid before serving.Tips You don't have to use chicken, beef or seafood, but can use other ingredients.
After frying until red oil appears, add the marinated tofu and stir well.
Then add the appropriate amount of salt and soy sauce, and add pumpkin, enoki mushrooms, and chili circles.
Add egg liquid just before turning off the heat.
You can use chicken, beef, or seafood canned products instead.
