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Braised Tofu with Fresh Mushrooms

A Zhejiang dish of tender tofu braised with fresh mushrooms and bamboo shoot slices—crisp mushrooms, silken tofu, and a pure, fragrant broth.

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Braised Tofu with Fresh Mushrooms

Ingredients

Soft tofu (add cooking wine, steam for 40 minutes, trim edges, cut into 1.5 cm cubes, blanch in boiling water and remove) 500g
Cooked bamboo shoot slices 25g
Fresh mushrooms (boil in water for 1 minute, remove, rinse with cold water, slice) 100g
Soy sauce 10g
Salt 2.5g
MSG 2.5g
Shaoxing wine (for steaming tofu) 5g
Sesame oil (originally '麻油', actually sesame oil, drizzle in) 5g
Vegetable broth (made from soybeans) 400g

Instructions

1

Steam the tofu

Place tofu on a plate, add cooking wine, steam for 40 minutes (high heat), trim edges, cut into 1.5 cm cubes. Blanch in boiling water, then remove with a slotted spoon.

2

Prepare mushrooms

Boil fresh mushrooms for 1 minute, remove, rinse with cold water, and slice.

3

Stew

Take a clay pot, add tofu, bamboo shoots, and salt, pour in vegetable broth to cover the tofu. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, add mushroom slices.

4

Finish dish

Add soy sauce and MSG, drizzle with sesame oil, and it's ready.