In my hometown, in winter, after dinner, the family would gather around the oven and bake some snacks. Grilled tofu is the easiest snack to make. First bake the tofu or dried beans until the skin is brown, and then sprinkle with your favorite seasoning powder. The most popular ones are chili noodles and pepper noodles. I still remember the spicy and spicy taste in my mouth. Burnt aroma.

Grilled tiger skin tofu

When I go to the night market food stalls, I see dried grilled tofu for sale. I always buy some to try, recalling the taste of my hometown, and thinking about the country. Happy time with relatives in my hometown.

Roasted dried beans

Later, there was no need to sit around the stove to keep warm in winter. If you want to eat baked vegetables, you can cook them quickly in the oven. Especially when the weather gets colder, I miss the taste of grilled tofu even more. @美山品食 tried to bake a plate of tofu in the oven. Grill tofu with bright colors and "tiger skin" patterns.

Old Tofu

In fact, the ingredients for grilled tofu are very simple. You only need slightly harder tofu, and seasoning is the key. Tofu itself contains water, so you need to use dry seasoning powder to evenly coat the surface of the tofu.

I used the following seasoning powder and ingredients for all ingredients:

Red pepper powder: The bright red red pepper powder can make the tofu more colorful and attractive to the appetite.

Red pepper powder

Chili noodles: Those who like chili peppers will definitely like it. There are many types of chili noodles. Choose the type and spiciness you like, and the seasoning will be more delicious.

Chili powder

Pepper noodles: Zanthoxylum bungeanum noodles can give the seasoning a numbing taste and also increase the aroma of the seasoning.

Garlic powder: The addition of garlic powder makes the seasoning more fragrant. If you don’t have garlic powder, you can also add some minced garlic. It needs to be chopped very fine, otherwise it will be difficult to stick to the tofu.

Dry starch: Dry starch is added to the seasonings to make other seasonings stick to the tofu easily, and the surface of the baked tofu will have a crispy texture. More importantly, because of the addition of starch, the seasoning can quickly solidify on the surface of the tofu, resulting in a beautiful "tiger skin" pattern.

Cilantro: It can both season and adjust the color of the entire dish.

Salt and black pepper: for seasoning.

Olive oil: Use to brush baking sheets and tofu.

How to make a bowl with seasoning powder

Step 1: Carefully cut the tofu into pieces of suitable size and thickness. Due to the limitations of the baking pan, only a limited number of tofu pieces can be put in. After counting, there are 16 yuan in a pound.

Tofu stuck with seasoning

Step 2: Put the cut tofu cubes into the bowl of seasoning powder that has been mixed evenly, so that the surface of the tofu is evenly coated A layer of seasoning powder. Place on an oiled baking sheet, keeping a certain distance between them. Be careful in this step so as not to break the tofu and affect its appearance. The seasonings must also be mixed evenly, otherwise the taste will be uneven, salty or light, spicy or numb.

Prepared tofu

Step 3: Gently brush a layer of olive oil on the tofu dipped in seasoning, being careful not to brush off the seasoning powder on the tofu . Then sprinkle with chopped coriander and prepare to bake.

Sprinkle with coriander

Step 4: Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and bake on the middle layer for 20 minutes. At that point, close the oven and remove the baking sheet. The purpose of choosing a higher temperature is to quickly dry out the surface of the tofu and lock in the moisture in the tofu, so that the baked tofu will taste more tender.

Be careful not to bake it for too long to avoid burning or drying out the tofu.

Baked Tiger Skin Tofu

Dry starch is added to the seasoning, which is one of the main reasons why the beautiful "tiger skin" pattern appears on the surface of the baked tofu. High temperature is another reason for the formation of "tiger skin" patterns. High temperature causes the seasoning powder containing starch to quickly solidify and shrink, thus producing patterns.

Grilled Tiger Skin Tofu

A simple, easy to make, economical, delicious and delicious grilled tofu is ready. It only takes about 30 minutes, back and forth. Great as a lunch or dinner dish or as an after-dinner snack.