Poached tofu
Tofu is the first of its kind in China, and the history of eating tofu by our people is very long. It is said that the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was particularly fond of tofu, and tofu became one of the must-have dishes for imperial meals.
【Raw Materials】
Ingredients: 300 g tofu.
Ingredients: Pork (fat 3 lean 7) 100 g, water hair golden hook 15 g, water hair dried scallops 15 g, cooked lean ham 15 g, green beans 10 grains, 1 tomato, 20 g coriander.
Seasoning: 50 g of cooked lard, 10 g of cooking wine, 5 g of refined salt, 1 g of monosodium glutamate, 1 g of pepper, 10 g of green onion, 20 g of wet starch, 500 g of chicken broth, 10 g of chanterelle.
【Method】
1. Chop the pork into fine mushrooms, wash and cut the golden hook and dried scallops into untouched, add salt, monosodium glutamate and pepper and stir well to make meat filling. Cut the ham into diamond-shaped thin slices. Parsley is picked and washed. Cut the green onion into flowers. The tomatoes are cut into lotus petals. Wash the green beans with water.
2. Remove the coarse skin off the surface of the tofu, mash it and filter it into a fine puree with a fine sieve, add egg white, fine salt and monosodium glutamate, stir well and set aside.
3. Prepare 20 slices of small spice spoon, grease it, scoop half of the tofu puree, put the meat filling on the tofu puree, cover it with a layer of tofu puree, and finally paste the ham slices and coriander leaves on the surface of the tofu puree to form an orchid grass shape. Take a small dish and grease it, scoop the remaining tofu puree into the dish and smooth it out, and insert a few green beans in the middle to make a lotus.
4. When eating, steam the poached tofu and lotus puff for 5 minutes, put the poached tofu into the surrounding area of the plate, and place the lotus puff into the lotus petals carved from tomatoes and place them in the middle of the plate. Heat the oil in the pot, add chicken broth, salt, monosodium glutamate, dilute the mustard with wet starch, drizzle with chicken fat, remove the green onion, and pour it on the poached tofu.
【Features】
Tofu is rich in nutrients, soybeans contain about 40-46% of protein, but its digestibility is only about 65.3%, after making tofu and soy products, it can be increased to 92-96%, is a complete protein, not only contains 8 kinds of amino acids necessary for the human body, but also its proportion is close to the human body's needs, and the nutritional value is higher. It also contains fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. It has the effect of nourishing qi and neutralizing, moisturizing, detoxifying, and helping to prevent some cardiovascular system diseases.
This dish is white and elegant, finely made, tender and refreshing, rich in nutrients, easy to digest and absorb, especially suitable for the elderly to eat. The finished product can be fried and stewed in the cooking method, and can also be used as a soup, which is delicious. This dish is an innovative dish in Hunan cuisine.