Almond tofu is a traditional dish in China, which was once included in the Manchu-Han banquet. The main raw material is sweet almond, which is ground into pulp, boiled, frozen and cut into pieces. Named after the shape of tofu. However, due to different producing areas, the production methods of almond tofu are also different.
The history of almond tofu can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a famous doctor named Dong Feng. His medical skills were brilliant, and he treated people at that time for nothing. He only asked the cured patient to plant an apricot tree for him. Over time, people planted hundreds of thousands of apricot trees for him, and the locals called it "Dongxian Xinglin", which is also an allusion that many hospitals are willing to take Xinglin as their name. Later, almond tofu was introduced to the court and became a famous dessert at the Manchu-Han banquet.
The practice of almond tofu:
1. Almond in North China
Material preparation: sweet almond, clear water, blender, gauze, frozen powder, white sugar, fresh milk, square plate, refrigerator, knife, bowl, diced Beijing cake and honey osmanthus.
1. Wash sweet almonds, soak them in boiling water, peel them, grind them into pulp with a blender, and filter the residue with gauze to get almond juice; Put the freeze-dried powder into a bowl, add a proper amount of water, take it out after steaming in a cage, and filter impurities with gauze to obtain a freeze-dried powder solution.
2. Clean the pot with fire, pour almond juice and frozen powder liquid, add white sugar and fresh milk, boil and mix well, then put the pot in a square dish to cool, then put it in the refrigerator for refrigeration, take it out after freezing thoroughly, cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it in a bowl, and sprinkle with diced Beijing cake and honey osmanthus.
Second, South China Almond
Material preparation: corn flour, pots, fresh milk, eggs, sweet almonds, clear water, sugar, containers, refrigerators, square plates, knives and bowls.
1. Put the corn flour into a pot, add 500 grams of fresh milk to make it into a thin paste, then add the whipped egg white and stir evenly to make a corn flour paste; Soak sweet almonds in boiling water, peel them, then put them in a clear water pot until they are soft, then add1000g fresh milk and 500g white sugar, boil them, then put them in a container and cool them in a refrigerator, thus obtaining almond syrup.
2. Clean the pan, add the remaining fresh milk, sugar and appropriate amount of water, boil it, pour in the prepared corn flour paste and stir well. When it bubbles, take it out of the pot and put it in a square plate to cool, then put it in the refrigerator for refrigeration, take it out until it freezes, cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it in a bowl and pour almond syrup.
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