1, material selection. The raw materials are mainly rice and lime. Early, middle and late rice is good for indica rice, broken rice is ok, and japonica rice and glutinous rice are not, because it is too sticky and difficult to make. It is better to use new lime for lime.
Step 2 soak. Before soaking, remove impurities from the rice, wash it, then put it in a container and add water until the rice is 3.5 cm. 1 kg of 50 grams of lime powder in rice. Lime should be mixed into slurry first, added to the flooded rice, and then stirred evenly. Soak rice for 3-4 hours to make it pale yellow and bitter, then take it out and wash it with clear water until it is clear.
Step 3 grind. The ratio of water to rice is 1 2.
4. Boil the pulp. Put a proper amount of water (1 kg of rice, 2 kg of water) into the oiled iron pan, and then pour the ground rice slurry. When cooking, stir while cooking, start to cook with high fire, and when it is half cooked, use low fire and stir while cooking. It will take about 15 minutes to cook.
5. In the process of forming. The cooked rice paste becomes paste, and it is put into the prepared container while it is hot. The size of the container is selected according to the thickness of rice tofu, and generally 3.5 cm is appropriate. A thin cloth should be laid in the container, and the thickness should be uniform during installation. After cooling, it can be cut into tofu pieces with a knife.
Rice tofu is usually made the first night and sold in the market the next morning. If it can't be sold out that day, it can be stored in a ventilated place and cooked together next time. Unsold rice tofu should not be stored in water to avoid losing its luster.