Zhu Yuanzhang, born on October 21, 1328 in Fengyang, Anhui, was the leader of the peasant rebel army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, known as Ming Taizu, and an outstanding military, strategist, and commander.
Zhu Yuanzhang has a strategy, far-sightedness, is good at control, and grasps the initiative. During his reign, Zhu Yuanzhang advocated educating soldiers in agriculture, cultivating and fighting, rewarding reclamation, vigorously resettlement of tuntian and military tuns, organizing the construction of water conservancy projects in various localities, and vigorously advocating the cultivation of cash crops such as mulberry, hemp, and cotton, as well as fruit and wood crops; he paid attention to recruiting talents and recruiting people, widely solicited public opinion, strictly managed the army, perfected the military system, trained and trained generals, and stressed that generals should have both knowledge, strategy, benevolence, and courage. Through the efforts of the Hongwu period, social production was gradually restored and developed, and the centralization of power was further strengthened, known in history as the rule of Hongwu.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a native of Fengyang, Anhui, and he wanted to build a capital in his hometown of Fengyang, so he ordered craftsmen to build Fengyang according to the Nanjing plan, and in order to make the capital more brilliant, he also gathered the world's precious timber, and finally stopped construction due to excessive manpower and financial resources.
Although Fengyang failed to become the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's support still created a unique opportunity for the development of his hometown Fengyang. Of course, many of Fengyang's cuisines also have an indissoluble relationship with the emperor, and imperial tofu, also known as "stuffed tofu", is the traditional famous dish of Fengyang. Legend has it that it was created by a Fengyang chef in the early Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. At that time, Fengyang sent stuffed tofu to the capital as a tribute dish every year, and Zhu Yuanzhang liked it very much after tasting his hometown cuisine, which also made this dish famous.
On April 1, 2021, the dry branch calendar is the xin ugly year xin 卯月己卯 day, the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the mingtang zodiac day, the establishment of the throne, tomorrow's era of the dry branch as its own death. The theory of five luck and six qi holds that the sun is dry and the gold is dry, and the gold qi wins the day. Then, on the 1st, tomorrow, I would like to recommend to you a dish of soft bones and bones, and a delicacy that is smooth and smooth.
The unique characteristics of "Imperial Stuffed Tofu" are inseparable from its strict production process. "Stuffing" means "stuffing", and "stuffed tofu" means "tofu with meat filling". Stuffed with meat in the white tender tofu adds texture and stimulates the taste buds.
Pork, sweet, salty, slightly cold. Nourish the kidneys and nourish the yin, nourish the blood and dryness, improve the qi and reduce swelling. The "Outline of the Medical Forest" records: "Pigs, sweet and salty, moisturizing the skin, and soft bones, through the internal organs." ”
Ingredients: Tofu, minced meat, ginger, green onion, soy sauce, salt, sugar, white pepper, sesame oil, oyster sauce, water starch.
Method: Minced meat with oil salt, soy sauce, white pepper, sugar, water starch, chopped onion and ginger mix well, marinate for half an hour; cut the tofu into small pieces, dig out the inner urn with a spoon, add the minced tofu and mix well; fill the meat filling into the tofu; heat the pot with oil, fry the tofu until both sides are yellow; add water starch, soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, and appropriate amount of water in the bowl to mix well into the juice; pour the sauce into the pot and boil, sprinkle with green onions, and drizzle with sesame oil and plate.