Zuo'an Tofu
Tofu is mashed and combined with chicken, steamed until honeycomb-like pores appear, then sliced, deep-fried, and finished by steaming in chicken broth until tender and flavorful.
Ingredients
water tofu (crushed into a pulp, filtered and sifted)
to taste
fat chicken breast (minced and added to the tofu)
to taste
chicken broth (for steaming)
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare slurry
Crush the water tofu into a pulp, filter and sift. Take the fat chicken breast, mince it, and mix it into the tofu.
2
Steaming
Steam as you would for egg custard, until honeycomb-like holes appear.
3
Cool and slice
Cool after removing from heat, then cut into domino-shaped slices with a knife.
4
Fry and rest steam
Fry briefly in a pan, then remove and steam in a clay pot with chicken broth until cooked.
