This kind of wood leaf for making tofu is a wild plant called "Verbenaceae Tofu Wood", which belongs to deciduous shrubs. It has gray petioles, green leaves and small white flowers, and grows on vegetable fields or mountain roads. It looks ugly, but the dark green leaves exude a different fragrance and are refreshing. Pick this kind of firewood leaf on the mountain and smell its fragrance to find it. You can not only pick leaves, but also break branches. This plant has a strong regeneration ability. The top of the tree will continue to grow in spring, summer and autumn. After picking and folding, it will sprout branches and spit leaves soon.
Picking this kind of firewood leaves seems easy, but it is actually very particular. In the choice of firewood leaves, it is better to use firewood leaves with strong sunshine, which are thick, dark and juicy. On the contrary, leaves are thin and juicy. Young leaves are better, too old leaves have less juice, and tofu tastes bad. When picking leaves, you must also be careful not to break them or break them. Once the leaves are broken, the tofu will have an unpleasant smell of grass.
Picked beancurd firewood, its tender leaves should be picked and washed, and rubbed hard by hand to rub the juice in the leaves into a thick shape; Then pour the liquid into gauze and filter, and the filtrate will gradually melt in clear water. Then, add an appropriate amount of alkaline water made of straw or firewood ash to the gauze, let it stand for a few minutes, and it will condense into a blue-green frozen substance, such as jade, which is crystal clear, but it should be placed on a dry surface overnight, and then cut into squares with a knife. The prepared chai tofu can be mixed with sugar or soy sauce, eaten cold, or cooked and fried for seasoning. Fresh and fragrant, with excellent taste.
According to the nutritional research on the branches and leaves of Tofu Chai by researchers, it was found that its protein content was 65,438+03.39%, pectin content was 65,438+07 ~ 65,438+09%, ethanol soluble matter (including pigment and sugar) was 22.36%, pure cellulose was 25.765,438+0%, and ash content was 0%.