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Zhu Hongwu Tofu

2024-09-08 14:59:08 585

Zhu Hongwu tofu, also known as Fengyang Stuffed tofu and agate white jade, is a famous specialty of Fengyang County, Anhui Province. The story of this dish is that one day Zhu Yuanzhang asked for a bowl of Stuffed tofu in the Huangjia Restaurant in Fengyang City. After eating it, he felt very delicious. Later, he often went to this restaurant to beg for Stuffed tofu. Later, he put on the dragon robe and became emperor, and ordered the chef of the Huang family restaurant in Fengyang City to be summoned to the palace to specially cook this dish for him< br>

Details of ingredients

Old Tofu2 pieces
Minced meat100 grams
shrimp120 grams
Scallion5 pieces
ginger1 small piece
capsicumTwo
Eggs4
salt3 grams
Chicken essence2 grams
Cooking wine4 milliliters
Aged vinegar6 milliliters
Light soy sauce7 milliliters
starch2 spoons

Technique

difficultybeginner
workmanshipFried
tasteOriginal flavor
timeThree quarters of an hour

Steps to make Zhu Hongwu Tofu

1. Thaw and wash shrimp
2. Prepare minced meat
3. Prepare old tofu
4. Flatten shrimp with the side of a knife
5. Use a knife to chop the flattened shrimp into paste
6. Add a little oil to the pot and stir fry the minced meat
7. Add shrimp paste and stir fry again
8. Add wine, light soy sauce, and salt. Stir fry until cooked and set aside for later use
9. Cut the old tofu into pieces
10. Use a small spoon to dig a small hole in tofu
11. Put the previously stir fried minced meat and shrimp paste into the small hole
12. Close another piece of tofu
13. Make four tofu like this
14. Take egg white, add cornstarch, and stir
15. Use an electric mixer to beat the egg white mixture
16. The state after dismissal is shown in the figure
17. Coat tofu with beaten egg white mixture
18. Heat the pan with oil and fry the tofu in the pan (it is easier to tie it together when placed horizontally in three pieces)
19. Fry both sides until golden brown (it doesn't matter if there is some excess egg white liquid overflowing next to it, it's easy to remove after frying crispy)
20. The appearance of two tofu combined together
21. After frying, take out the pot and put it on a plate, removing the crispy egg white liquid around it
22. Leave the base oil and stir fry ginger until fragrant
23. Add chili and stir fry
24. Add water, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, and chicken essence
25. Add water and starch to thicken the sauce
26. Add chopped scallions
27. Drizzle the sauce onto the tofu
28. The delicious sauce on the outside, the tofu is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the delicious combination of shrimp and minced meat on the innermost layer is really delicious. No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang likes it so much, hehe