Cinnabar Tofu
Mash tofu with cooked salted duck egg and garlic paste, then top with the yolk spread like cinnabar. The dish releases the rich, savory aroma of cured ingredients.
Ingredients
tofu (rinsed with cold boiled water)
250g
fine salt (for pounding garlic)
0.5g
cooked salted duck eggs (listed as 'eggs' but the steps use salted duck eggs)
2
sesame oil
15g
garlic cloves (pounded into a paste)
5g
Instructions
1
Prepare the ingredients
Place the garlic cloves in a mortar, add the fine salt and pound into a garlic paste (or finely chop into a paste with a knife). Peel the cooked salted duck eggs, place the yolks on a cutting board and flatten into a paste with a knife, then crumble the whites.
2
Mix and assemble the dish
Rinse the tofu with cold boiled water, place it in a large bowl, add the garlic paste and crumbled egg whites, mix well and arrange on a plate. Place the mashed egg yolks on top of the tofu, drizzle with sesame oil. Mix well before eating.
