Cold tofu
In summer, cold tofu is a very common dessert in Nanchang. Almost everyone housewives can make it, which is commonplace for us. Many friends say it looks like turtle jelly. In fact, it tastes very different from turtle jelly. This cold tofu is very similar to Taiwan's "roasted fairy grass". It is called "jelly" in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Our jelly here is another kind of semi-solid, which is more complicated to make, but it is now relatively rare.
Recipe Recommendations
- bean jelly 100 grams
- rock sugar appropriate amount
- boiling water 800-1000 ml
- cold boiled water 500 ml
- sweetening
- cook
- several hours
- simple
Steps for Cold tofu
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First of all, let's talk about this jelly. It's like this in the picture. It's easy to find in supermarkets and grocery stores. A bag of 100 grams, white and black, depends on personal preference!
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This is the instructions on the package. The ratio of jelly to water: 1:23.
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You must have mint water to eat cold tofu. The mint water is made by soaking dry mint in boiling water. The dry mint is bought at a dry goods store. One yuan per small packet, 50 grams, and half of it is enough at a time.
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Wash the dried mint and mix it with appropriate amount of rock sugar-rock sugar is used to reduce sugar intake. No sugar is added to the takeout mint water. Sugar is added directly when eating. Usually, the amount is added in a large amount, which increases the amount of sugar. Increase sugar intake. I usually put rock sugar at home, just a little sweet. If the child doesn't think it's sweet enough, add it in moderation.
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Boil a pot of boiling water and pour it into a container containing mint and rock sugar. 25 grams of dried mint can brew 800- 1,000 ml of boiling water. After the mint water is soaked, let it cool naturally.
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After the mint water is cooled, filtered to get mint water. Put the cooled mint water into the refrigerator compartment to chill.
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When cooling the peppermint water, you can make cold tofu-soak the jelly in cold water according to the proportion specified in the instructions, stir well, put it on the stove, open fire, and stir in one direction while cooking.
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Why stir while cooking? It's just to mix the jelly and water evenly-if we let it boil, the water on the edge of the pan will condense but the middle part will still be water, and it will fail! Therefore, making cold tofu requires patience!
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Just stir and stir, and it didn't take long to find that the color of the jelly became darker. At this time, we should turn the heat lower and continue to stir. The picture shows that the jelly water has begun to thicken.
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The color is getting darker and darker, and I feel a little resistance when stirring. Don't rush, continue to stir patiently, don't fall in every corner, be sure to stir evenly!
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Just wait until the jelly paste starts to bubble up!
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Immediately pour the cooked jelly paste into an iron plate and cool naturally.
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When should I cool it down? You can feel it with your hands, press it with your hands, and you can feel that the jelly paste is very "firm". Now it can't be called "paste", but it can be called "tofu"!
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Turn the iron plate sideways, and the cold tofu will not flow like liquid.
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Even if it is separated from the iron plate, it is separated in a whole piece and will not flow, which means that it has already condensed.
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Use a small knife to make several strokes horizontally and horizontally to cut large pieces of cold tofu into small pieces.
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Haha! Done! Soak the cut cold tofu in cold water to prevent adhesion, and place it in the refrigerator and chill. Take it out when you eat it and soak it in chilled mint water. It feels... beautiful!!!Cold tofu Make Tips
1. When making this tofu, you must remember to stir while cooking, not to be lazy or eager for success;2. When the color of the cold tofu paste begins to darken, turn down the heat, otherwise it will easily stick to the pan;3. When stirring, be sure to stir every corner until there is no omission;4. The peppermint water I made has already put rock sugar in, so there is no need to add sugar. We usually add sugar when eating it. If you don't think it is sweet enough, you can add more sugar.