What makes tofu delicious?

Tofu is one of the most common ingredients that can be found throughout the year, and it is very popular because it is rich in vegetable protein.

I like it, but there aren't too many people who can make it into a delicious dish.

As is customary, tofu is usually mixed with other ingredients and then fried, fried, boiled, etc.

The final taste of tofu depends not only on the combination of ingredients, but also on the heat of cooking.

In fact, many people have a misunderstanding about the cooking of tofu, that is, they think that the more they cook, the more flavorful the tofu becomes.

Actually, this is wrong.

Fresh tofu has a characteristic, that is, if it is boiled in water, it is easy to cook old, making the tofu astringent and slaggy, and losing the original smoothness and tenderness of the tender tofu.

Therefore, for the cooking of tender tofu, the best thing is not to boil it, but to steam it over water.

Ivan already had a complete idea for this innovative dish.

He first cut the tender tofu that Xiao Cui bought back into even slices with a chef's multi-purpose knife, then put it into a food plate, put it in a steamer, and steamed it violently.

"This one takes about ten minutes to steam. ”

Ivan explained to Dong Xiaowan.

It took him a while to instill the "Western concept" of minutes in her.

"Here, help me with the shrimp head. ”

He pulled out two pairs of scissors.

After the shrimp head is plucked from the shrimp body, it mainly contains several things, one is a sandbag, the same is shrimp yellow, and one is a shrimp brain.

Among them, shrimp yellow and shrimp brain are the essence, and the sandbag is the stomach of shrimp, which is very dirty and cannot be wanted.

Because the sandbag is a little in front of the shrimp yellow and a little behind the shrimp eye, the removal of the blood bag must first cut off the part above the shrimp eye, and then use the tip of scissors to pick out the sandbag.

In the morning, Ivan used a lot of shrimp for experiments, so there were also a lot of shrimp heads, which took him and Dong Xiaowan a little time to finish processing the shrimp heads.

It just so happened that the tofu was already steamed at this time.

Ivan removed the steamer from the liquefied gas stove and put it on the rack.

He prepared a little more shredded ginger and minced garlic and began to pour oil into the pot, the best olive oil.

When the oil was hot, he threw the shredded ginger and minced garlic into the pot and stir-fried until fragrant, and then poured in the shrimp head.

"This shrimp head should be stir-fried with hot oil to produce red oil, which is the essence of the shrimp head. ”

Ivan pressed the shrimp head with a spatula while explaining to Dong Xiaowan.

After the red oil is stir-fried, he adds a small amount of water to the pot, and then adds salt, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine and other necessary seasonings.

"It's called a fierce fire to collect the juice. ”

When the juice was halfway through, he added the remaining part of the shrimp breast from the previous excellent shrimp slippery.

"Shrimp breast should not be cooked for too long, otherwise it will not be tender enough. ”

After a while, Ivan turned off the heat.

"Wow, the soup from this shrimp head is so beautiful!"

Seeing the semi-finished products boiled by Ivan, Dong Xiaowan sighed with emotion.

Beautiful, indeed.

At this time, the soup in the pot is an orange-red mixture of oil and water, mixed with red and crispy shrimp heads, and red and white shrimp breasts, which look very bright.

Ivan smiled, opened the lid of the steamer, brought out the steaming steamed tofu, and carefully poured out the excess water from the plate.

Then, he picked up his chopsticks and began to pick up the shrimp head and shrimp breast from the pot and garnish the tofu.

This belongs to the work of plating, and Ivan is very good at it.

After garnishing, Ivan grabbed another handful of chopped green onions and sprinkled them evenly on top of the tofu.

Then, he scooped a spoonful of the thick soup from the pot and poured it evenly over the tofu.

"That's it, please taste it. ”

He brought the food plate to Dong Xiaowan.

Dong Xiaowan was already stunned at this time.

She muttered, "It's so beautiful, so beautiful that I don't want to eat it!"

Ivan smiled triumphantly again.

Not to mention the taste, this plating skill is absolutely top-notch.

The white and flawless tender tofu, the red shrimp head, the red and white shrimp breast, the green onion on the body, and the orange-red transparent shrimp head juice are poured over, which looks like a beautiful painting.

Beautifully indeed!

Even Ivan himself was particularly satisfied.

He handed the chopsticks to Dong Xiaowan's hand: "Come, taste a piece." ”

Dong Xiaowan hesitated for a moment and asked, "This tofu looks good, but you didn't put salt in it to steam, does it taste like this?"

Ivan is not sure about this.

Needless to say, the tofu definitely didn't taste good, but he did it anyway.

He instinctively felt that the tofu must maintain its original smooth and tender texture, and boiling and steaming with salt may destroy its original smooth and tender texture.

Of course, the problem of taste cannot be solved, and he hit the idea on the red oil sauce of the shrimp head.

In Cantonese cuisine, which is mainly light, there has always been the practice of steaming and adding sauce, such as the famous rice rolls, which do not add any seasonings when steaming, and the flavor depends on the sauce added after steaming.

"It should be possible, you taste it first. ”

Dong Xiaowan hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up a piece of tofu stained with shrimp head red oil sauce and a piece of shrimp meat, and stuffed it into his mouth in one bite.

Then her expression froze.

Ivan chuckled inwardly.

Could it be that it tastes bad?

But then, Dong Xiaowan chewed violently, and said while chewing: "Derpy, I want to cry." ”

Ivan: "......"

Just eat a piece of tofu, do you need to shed tears?

But at this moment, the information of the system came again.

"Ding, the host has successfully developed a top-grade second-class delicacy, and 2,000 points will be awarded, and I hope the host will make persistent efforts. ”

Dong Xiaowan's words also followed: "Derpy, really, this is the best tofu I have ever tasted." ”

At this time, she was really teary-eyed.

"Really, it's really delicious, this soup is so fresh and sweet, so sweet that I want to cry. ”

Dong Xiaowan added another sentence, and then immediately put the chopsticks into the plate again, picked up a piece of tofu again and stuffed it into his mouth, and began to chew it carefully.

Is it really that delicious?

The way she ate made Ivan drool, he restrained the joy in his heart and stretched out his chopsticks.

It's really delicious!

Ivan found that as soon as the tofu was in his mouth, the taste buds between his mouth and tongue immediately felt the sweetness of the soup, the kind that was so sweet that it would make the taste buds explode.

Then, with a gentle bite of the teeth, the smoothness and tenderness of the tofu are immediately reflected, and the taste buds that have just been impacted by the soup are immediately cleaned by the smoothness and tenderness of the tofu, and then the freshness and sweetness of the soup are impacted......

Cycle.

It's like just taking a bite of delicious food, then rinsing your mouth with warm water, and then hitting your taste buds with delicious food, and this sensation of impacting, washing, and pounding is much shorter, which gives the taste buds a wonderful enjoyment.

No wonder it can be a first-class delicacy!

Ivan found that he was not without talent in cooking, at least he dared to think, dared to innovate, and had a good ability to structure in advance.

Is this my advantage?

At this moment, Dong Xiaowan said again: "Derpy, I think it will definitely taste better to use this soup instead of skin jelly to make shrimp dumplings." ”

Ivan: "......"

Exceptional!

Probably that's where the gem comes in!