How to Make Silken Tofu

Soft tofu usually melts in your mouth, so compared to ordinary tofu, soft tofu is a more popular food. Moreover, the famous snack tofu pudding is made with tender tofu. Even in Japanese cuisine, tender tofu occupies an important position. Therefore, the process of making tofu is different from the general tofu making method. If you like to eat tender tofu, don’t miss the introduction on how to make it.

1. How to make tofu pudding with soft tofu

Tofu brain is white, soft and tender, fresh, delicious and nutritious. I like to eat tofu pudding, but I often can't find a place to eat it. So, I thought of a very simple way, which is to buy a box of very soft and tender rennet tofu, pour the seasoning on it and heat it up. If you don't heat it, you can make it cold.

Material:

1 box of rennet tofu.

Condiments: shredded kelp, seaweed, dried shrimp, sesame paste, chili oil, coriander, soy sauce, vinegar, chives, mashed garlic, chopped green onions, etc. You can choose a few according to your preference.

practice:

Place the tofu in a bowl and add the condiments of your choice.

Heat in microwave at about 60 degrees and mix well.

Soy sauce, sesame oil and chicken essence are must-haves, others are optional.

2. Characteristics of tofu pudding

Tofu pudding is a famous traditional Chinese snack. It is tofu pudding or bean curd. According to different tastes in different places, people in the north prefer salty food, while people in the south prefer sweet food. There are also regions such as Sichuan that prefer spicy taste.

Tofu pudding and tofu pudding are both intermediate products in making tofu, and there is not much difference in their ingredients. The tofu pudding is the first to come out. It is relatively soft and tender, difficult to pick up with chopsticks, and needs to be scooped up with a soup spoon. When the tofu pudding solidifies a little more, it becomes tofu pudding, which has a smoother texture than the tofu pudding. After the tofu pudding is put into the mold and pressed to make it more solid, it becomes tofu.

Although tofu pudding and tofu are from the same family, there are some differences between them. Tofu is a solidified substance, and tofu pudding is a semi-solidified liquid.

3. How to make tofu pudding at home

It is very easy to make at home. You just need to prepare a little glucoside (available at food additive stores).

The specific method is to add glucose lipoate after the soy milk is boiled, stir it slightly with clean chopsticks, and then let it stand.

You can make soy milk yourself using a soy milk machine, or you can buy it.

If you plan to make two bowls of tofu pudding, you can use a handful of soybeans, soak them in advance, and use a soy milk machine to make mature soy milk. The amount of glucose lactone used should be about the size of a little fingernail.

It should be noted that when making tofu pudding, never use stainless steel spoons, chopsticks and other utensils, because stainless steel is sensitive to chloride ions, and the main component of brine is magnesium chloride.

After the tofu pudding is made, you can add seasonings according to your preferences.

Nutritional benefits of tofu pudding

How high is the nutritional value of tofu pudding? We can compare it with milk. Its main nutrients are even better than milk. The protein content in tofu pudding is twice that of milk, and the iron content is more than six times that of milk. In addition, tofu brain also contains more than ten kinds of nutrients such as lecithin, oligosaccharides, saponins, B vitamins, vitamin E, etc. Although the calcium content in tofu pudding is lower than that in milk, its absorption rate is much higher than that in milk. In addition, tofu pudding is cheaper than milk. Therefore, compared to milk, tofu pudding is definitely a nutritious food with good quality and low price.

Tofu brain is a nutritious and healthy food. It has the effects of nourishing and clearing away heat. Regular consumption has the benefits of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and regulating the stomach and intestines.

Since tofu pudding is neutral in nature, it is suitable for people with a hot constitution, and helps prevent bad breath, gastrointestinal discomfort, etc.

Studies have shown that in addition to helping supplement nutrition and promote digestion, tofu brain also helps the development of bones and teeth in the body, and in terms of hematopoiesis, it can increase the iron content in the blood.

The benefits of eating tofu pudding can also help inhibit cancers such as breast cancer, prostate cancer and blood cancer. This is because tofu pudding contains anti-cancer ingredients such as sterols and stigmasterol.