Governor’s Tofu is a famous traditional Han dish in Baoding, Hebei Province and belongs to Hebei cuisine. This dish is rich in flavor, golden and tender. In the Qing Dynasty, the Governor-General of Zhili, the head of the Xinjiang officials, was stationed in Baoding. This dish was an official dish in the Governor-General's Mansion and was related to Li Hongzhang, an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty. Cut the tofu into pieces, turn off the heat when the oil pan is 60% hot, add the tofu and fry until it is slightly brown, remove and set aside; leave the oil in the pan, add the meat filling and stir-fry until loose, add minced ginger and garlic, pickled chili peppers, and chili sauce and stir-fry Cook red oil, add cooking wine, add soy sauce, a little water, sugar, salt, add shrimps, dried beets, and tofu and stir-fry evenly, add a little water, cook over high heat to add flavor, add MSG, water starch to thicken, take out of the pot and sprinkle in Just mince green garlic.

Cooking materials

Main ingredient: tofu

Accessory ingredients: meat filling, scallop, shrimp, ginger, garlic, green garlic

Seasoning : Salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, cooking wine, soy sauce, hot sauce, pickled chili peppers, water starch

Method

1. Cut the tofu into cubes, and turn off the heat when the oil pan is 60% hot. , add tofu and fry until slightly brown, remove and set aside;

2. Leave the oil in the pot, stir-fry the meat filling, add minced ginger and garlic, pickled peppers, and chili sauce, stir-fry out the red oil, and cook in cooking wine , add soy sauce, a little water, sugar, salt, add shrimps, dried beets, and tofu and stir-fry evenly, add a little water, cook over high heat to add flavor, add MSG, water starch to thicken, take out of the pan and sprinkle in minced green garlic.

Dish features

Rich in umami, golden and tender.

Related allusions

Governor’s Tofu is a famous local dish in Baoding, Hebei. In the Qing Dynasty, the Governor-General of Zhili, the head of the Xinjiang officials, was stationed in Baoding. This dish was an official dish in the Governor-General's Mansion and was related to Li Hongzhang, an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty. Among the seventy-four Zhili governors in the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang was the Zhili governor with the most concurrent and honorary titles, and was known as "Eight Realities and Eight False Things". He pays attention to diet and nutrition. The official chef of the Zhili Supervisory Office used traditional cooking techniques to make a homemade tofu dish. Li Hongzhang was not very satisfied after tasting it. So the official chef added shrimp roe, scallops and other ingredients to cook it again. It was light red in color, fresh, salty and mellow. He invited the governor to taste it. Li Hongzhang was very satisfied. "Governor's Tofu" became a dish that Li Hongzhang often eats. Later generations named this dish "Governor's Tofu".