Braised Dried Tofu

Braised Dried Tofu

Overview

This snack is loaded with memories of my childhood, when I ate very little. I remember when I was in elementary school, my friends were extremely happy every day during spring outings and autumn outings, because they had an excuse to buy so many delicious foods. The basic equipment at that time was a large package of 4 for 1.5 yuan, with two fruits, a ham sausage, two hard-boiled eggs or tea eggs, and a bottle of orange soda. Then the parents will give them a pocket money of 5 yuan or 10 yuan. Of the money, there must be two yuan to buy marinated dried tofu. Four boxes cost 2 yuan. Each box contains finely chopped dried tofu and comes with two toothpicks. You can pick it up and eat it while walking, while chatting and joking with your classmates. Such days are so happy! Dear friends, is this the same for you? If we talk about the specialty of this snack, it’s really hard to say. Xianheng’s is from Hangzhou, Jinjin is definitely from Suzhou, and of course other provinces and cities make it and have their own characteristics. Now this braised tofu dish has evolved from a tooth festival in my childhood into a snack for LG. When Xiaoman was making this dish, he not only asked the old ladies in the neighborhood, but also the proprietress of tofu products in the wet market, and even looked for recipes and related information. If you ask me whether it is authentic, I am sorry, because I don't know where it is made authentic, but what I made is delicious.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. The raw material is this fried tofu. What you buy in the market is not dried tofu. Only this kind of hollow fried tofu can absorb enough juice and is just delicious.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 1

  2. Boil the fried tofu in water. This is what the proprietress of the market said. This is a necessary procedure. Boil off the floating oil on the surface so that the flavor can be absorbed better.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 2

  3. Put the cooked fried tofu into warm water until the tofu is covered. Because the fried tofu floats on the top, you can almost count it by pressing it with a spatula.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 3

  4. Add three star anise.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 4

  5. Add table salt.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 5

  6. There is also essential white sugar, it is recommended to use soft white sugar.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 6

  7. Pour in dark soy sauce, this is for coloring, it must be dark soy sauce.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 7

  8. Add chicken essence according to personal needs, or leave it out.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 8

  9. Cover, turn to medium and simmer carefully. It must be delicious.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 9

  10. Cover, turn to medium and simmer carefully. It must be delicious.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 10

  11. After cooling, add sesame oil.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 11

  12. Stir in honey.

    Braised Dried Tofu step 12