How to make fried tofu

I get excited just thinking about the holidays. During the holidays, the most comfortable thing is to get together with a few friends and eat delicious meals. It would be even better if the party could be held at home. Now let me introduce to you the method of stir-fried hemp tofu.

1. First wash the pickled Chinese mustard greens, soak them repeatedly in clean water to remove the saltiness, and then cut them into pieces. Boil the soaked green beans and soybeans with star anise until they are just cooked but not yet rotten. Remove and set aside.

2.1 Fry the scallion and ginger until they are fragrant, then add a little yellow bean paste and stir-fry until they are fragrant, add the cooked soybeans and green beans, and add cooking wine and soy sauce.

3.2 Use an iron pan to stir-fry the lamb tail until oil comes out, then add the scallions and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Note that this thing consumes a lot of oil, so put more sheep tail. Generally, one pound of hemp tofu needs more than two taels of sheep tail oil.

4. Add the hemp tofu and a lot of water at the same time. The water should be enough to cover the hemp tofu.

5. You can’t be alone when making this dish, because you have to constantly stir the bottom of the pot with a spatula to ensure that the pot does not get stuck. After a while, the pot will boil and many bubbles of different sizes will appear in the pot. Along with the sound of "gurgling", the unique sour aroma of gurgling tofu will come to your nose. There is an old Beijing saying: "Stir-fried hemp tofu - big gurgle", which refers to this process. At this time, you need to continue to stir-fry the bottom of the pot. Don't be impatient. Wait for the water to gradually absorb into the hemp tofu, allowing the water and hemp tofu to blend completely. It will become sticky and glutinous, and emit a unique aroma. It is considered cooked. This job requires patience. If the heat is not enough, the tofu will not be cooked thoroughly and the fried ma tofu will not be moist.

6. Finally, fry some chili oil and it will be very fragrant.

You may want to try the fried hemp tofu introduced here. Your cooking skills will improve over time.