How to make delicious tofu

Tofu is a common food in our lives, and there are many kinds of tofu that we often eat, such as dried tofu, tender tofu and so on. The texture of tofu is very tender, which is also related to the way it is prepared. There are many ways to make tofu delicious when cooking. You can also try different methods and taste different flavors. So how do you make delicious tofu?

1. Stew

Put the cut tofu into 180-degree high-temperature cooking oil and fry until the skin is slightly hard and golden in color. Then stir-fry the minced garlic, shredded ginger, shredded mushrooms, and shredded pork. Add soup and seasonings, put in the fried tofu and simmer for a while. This is the aromatic braised tofu. You can also pan-fry or blanch the tofu instead of frying it.

2. Steaming

Arrange the tofu cut into flat rectangles, thin ham slices, and mushroom slices in two or three rows on a plate, steam over medium heat for eight minutes, serve with cooked green vegetables, sprinkle with chopped green onions and pepper, add hot oil, and drizzle with light soy sauce and other seasonings. This will make the beautifully shaped and delicious "Qilin Tofu".

3. Deep fry

Cut the tofu into cubes or diamond-shaped pieces, coat them with dry starch, and fry them in hot oil at 180 degrees until the surface is crispy. You can then make a variety of crispy tofu dishes. Arrange the fried tofu on a plate in rectangle, square, sunflower, mountain shape, etc., then pour starch or starch with side ingredients on it. The starch should be thicker, so that you can cook crispy tofu with various flavors.

4. Cooking

Put the tofu that has been preliminarily cooked (fried, pan-fried or blanched) in a casserole, add dried shrimp, mushrooms, fresh squid, scallops, shrimp balls, soup and seasonings to make seafood tofu casserole.

5. Rolling

"Tofu Fish Head Soup" is a traditional dish that is well-known to everyone. It is characterized by its fragrant smell, sweet taste and milky white soup. Note when making: The fish head must be fried thoroughly, use boiling water, and the fire must be high. The above mentioned are only the basic methods of making tofu dishes, from which a wide variety of delicious dishes can be evolved. In addition, there are two ways to remove the bean smell of tofu: blanching, the water temperature should be about 90 degrees, if the water temperature is too high, the tofu will become a honeycomb and not smooth; you can also fry it. The key to blanching tofu: Tofu is made by boiling soy milk with gypsum; northern tofu is boiled with brine and then pressed into shape.