Stewed tofu with pen tube

By BethanyWillms

Stewed tofu with pen tube
Stewed tofu with pen tube is a Qingdao specialty and one of Qingdao's home-cooked dishes. No other ingredients are added when cooking, and it is original.

Recipe Recommendations

  • Peniculus appropriate amount
  • tofu appropriate amount
  • onion appropriate amount
  • Jiang appropriate amount
  • coriander appropriate amount
  • salt appropriate amount
  • MSG appropriate amount

Steps for Stewed tofu with pen tube

  • Make step 0
    1
    Cut tofu into slices and set aside. Both brine tofu and seawater tofu will work, and seawater tofu will be the best.
  • Make step 1
    2
    Wash the pentube fish and cut it into sections for later use. Remember to take out something similar to plastic from your belly (left).
  • Make step 2
    3
    Cut the onions, ginger, and coriander for later use.
  • Make step 3
    4
    Add a small amount of oil into the pan, add green onions and ginger and saute until fragrant.
  • Make step 4
    5
    Add in the tofu and fry it for a while. Just turn the pan and make sure it doesn't stick to the pan and don't break the tofu.
  • Make step 5
    6
    Add appropriate water and salt, simmer the tofu first, 15-20 minutes.
  • Make step 6
    7
    After stewing the tofu, place the pentube fish evenly on the top. Don't flip, just place it on the top.
  • Make step 7
    8
    After the pentube fish changes color and turns white, it's fine. Like this, don't overcook it, which will affect the taste.
  • Make step 8
    9
    Add MSG and coriander and remove from the pan.

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