How to make Yuxi tofu rice noodles?

Tofu is a food that is very familiar to people. Because the tofu making process is very sophisticated, so no matter where the tofu is from, it is very delicious and nutritious. Moreover, tofu can be DIY. Everyone can make different delicacies according to their own tastes and preferences, including some regions’ own unique tofu delicacies. So, how to make Yuxi tofu rice noodles?

Tofu rice noodles is what Yunnan people call stinky tofu rice noodles. Tofu rice noodles are simple to make and taste delicious, and are very popular in some places in Yunnan.

Method: Place an iron pot (a small pot specially for cooking rice noodles) on the fire, add soup and heat it. When the water boils slightly, add stinky tofu (not too stinky, it is specially for cooking rice noodles), leeks, mint and fresh meat, then add the washed rice noodles, soy sauce, MSG, salt, and cook for about 5 minutes. When the water boils, it can be served. If you don’t use fresh meat, you can add miscellaneous sauce or stew the meat before removing the pot from the heat.

This method is popular in the Yuxi area, where it is often served for breakfast, and famous shops are often packed.

Flavor

It tastes sweet, salty, cold in nature and non-toxic.

Indications

It is mainly used to relieve fullness and replenish qi, harmonize the spleen and stomach, eliminate bloating, clear turbid qi from the large intestine, clear away heat and disperse blood.

Nutrients

Tofu is extremely nutritious, containing iron, magnesium, potassium, niacin, copper, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, folic acid, vitamin B1, lutein and vitamin B6. Every 100 grams of firm tofu contains 69.8% water, 15.7 grams of protein, 8.6 grams of fat, 4.3 grams of carbohydrates and 0.1 gram of fiber, providing 611.2 kilojoules of calories. The high amino acid and protein content in tofu makes it a good complement to grains. 78% of tofu fat is unsaturated fatty acids and it contains no cholesterol, so it is known as "plant meat". The digestion and absorption rate of tofu is over 95%. Two small pieces of tofu can meet a person's daily calcium needs.

Tofu is a tonic, heat-clearing and health-promoting food. Regular consumption can replenish the middle and replenish qi, clear away heat and moisten dryness, promote salivation and quench thirst, and clean the stomach and intestines. It is more suitable for people with hot constitution, bad breath, thirst, unclear stomach, and those recovering from fever. Modern medicine has confirmed that tofu not only has the functions of increasing nutrition, aiding digestion and enhancing appetite, but is also beneficial to the growth and development of teeth and bones (another fruit that has this function is the king of calcium - tamarind). It can increase the iron content in the blood during the hematopoietic function. Tofu does not contain cholesterol and is a medicinal food for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease. It is also an excellent food therapy for children, the sick and the elderly to supplement nutrition. Tofu is rich in phytoestrogens, which are good for preventing and treating osteoporosis. It also has the function of inhibiting breast cancer, prostate cancer and blood cancer. The sterols and stigmasterol in tofu are effective ingredients for inhibiting cancer.