The difference between the diet of the north and the south has a lot to do with the climate, such as the cold winter in the north, so it prefers some ingredients that can withstand the cold, such as Chinese cabbage, the taste is also heavy, and you can get more calories to resist the cold, and you will also use the cold to store some ingredients, such as the frozen tofu invented by the northerners.
Now is early summer, you can also eat frozen tofu, as long as you buy a piece of fresh old tofu, don't do anything, directly put it in the refrigerator to freeze, the moisture in the tofu is condensed into Xiaoice pieces to expand, so that the tissue of the tofu has changed, there are many fine pores, so far, the tender tofu turns into a sponge as elastic.
Note that when freezing tofu in the refrigerator, it should be placed separately from other ingredients to prevent the ingredients from smelling each other, and you can also take out the frozen tofu for a day to thaw and then freeze it again, so that the small pores of the tofu are better and finer.
Moreover, after the tofu is frozen, its nutrition has not changed, protein, calcium and other nutrients are still the same as before, and the rich pores of frozen tofu can absorb more soup, making its taste richer and more delicious, today with frozen tofu's perfect match tomatoes to make a home-cooked side dish, spend 10 minutes to burn a plate, sour and fragrant good appetite, a mouthful of bursting juice is satisfied, you can try!
——Frozen tofu with tomatoes——
Ingredients: 2 tomatoes, 1 piece of frozen tofu, 1 handful of white jade mushrooms, pork fat, green onion and garlic, light soy sauce, chicken juice, dark soy sauce, starch water, salt, cooking oil
Step 1: First of all, freeze tofu, take it out and soak it in cool water for 1 hour to thaw, cut it into pieces after it is completely thawed, and then open the underwater pot for blanching work, squeeze out the water and set aside. Blanching must be done, after all, it has been frozen in the refrigerator for so long, and it can remove part of the bean smell.
Step 2: Prepare the tomatoes again, put two tomatoes into a basin, boil some boiling water and pour them in, use boiling water to wrinkle the skin of the tomatoes, which can be easily removed, and then cut the peeled tomatoes into cubes for later use.
Step 3: In terms of accessories, just prepare a handful of white jade mushrooms, some chopped green onions, a few pieces of fatty meat or pork belly, and minced garlic.
Step 4: Heat oil in a pot, first stir-fry the fat meat to get the fat and aroma, then add green onions to burst the aroma, and then stir-fry the diced tomatoes in the pot, drizzle a circle of light soy sauce and stir-fry the tomato soup.
Step 5: Add enough boiling water, add salt and chicken juice to taste, a little old soy sauce to color, then put the frozen tofu and white jade mushrooms in the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium-low heat and cook for about 5 minutes.
Step 6: Finally, it is not finished, use dry starch and cool water to make starch water into the pot, and at the same time use a spoon to push and stir, so that the starch water gelatinization evenly, the soup in the pot becomes as thick as "rice soup", and finally sprinkle a handful of minced garlic to turn off the heat and get out of the pot.
——Ahu's cooking tips——
Even simple dishes have cooking tips: it is recommended that frozen tofu should not be cooled with boiling water, which may break the tofu, and it is best to soak it in cold water for a few hours to thaw.
I have made this dish many times, and I think that adding a handful of minced garlic at the end is more flavorful, but the minced garlic must not be cooked in the pot, just turn off the heat immediately after adding the minced garlic and get out of the pot.
I am Ahu's snack light, a gluttonous eater who likes to study different ways to eat food! Tomatoes and frozen tofu are a perfect match, although frozen tofu is an invention of northerners, but it is delicious and southerners love it more! If you like today's frozen tofu with tomatoes, you can follow me, and like, forward and share this article, tomorrow there will be more wonderful food content presented, thanks for reading, see you tomorrow!