We often go to restaurants to eat delicious braised dishes, and the most distinctive braised tofu is a special braised dish with deep production skills. This dish is not about the preparation of the braised ingredients. , but in the selection of tofu itself and the frying technique, and the most important thing is the frying technique. What is frying technique? To put it bluntly, it is the control of the frying heat and time, and what kind of effect is the tofu fried? Okay, let's take a look at what's going on.

The first choice is to prepare the ingredients: tofu, pepper, bay leaves, fennel, ginger, salt, dark soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, green onions, dried chili peppers, and sugar.

For tofu, choose older tofu, which means that the pressed tofu blocks are not easily broken after being formed, and are not easily damaged after being cut into small cubes. After the tofu is soaked in water, use a knife to cut it into a thickness of about 2cm, and then Then cut it into 5cm length and width. After cutting, sprinkle the surface of the tofu with salt and marinate it for about 10 minutes, so that the tofu will be firmer and less likely to break.

Then heat the oil pan to 50% hot. Put the tofu into the pan and start frying until several sides are golden brown. Remove and drain the oil and set aside. The heat and time of frying must be controlled well. The most important thing is to fry it in place. If you fry it well, please remember to fry it until it has a bulging effect. When making braised food later, the tofu will absorb more soup, and the taste will be more fragrant and textured. More mellow. So we can sum it up like this: Five-spice braised tofu, if you don’t know the skill of frying tofu, you won’t be able to get the flavor out no matter how you braise it.

Now make a separate pot and put all the ingredients for the marinade into the pot, including peppercorns, bay leaves, fennel, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, green onions, and dried chili peppers. Add water to the pot and start boiling over high heat. , continue to cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until all the seasonings are fragrant, then put the fried tofu into the pot and cook together, pour in the dark soy sauce, bring to a boil over high heat, then add sugar and salt and continue to cook for 20 minutes , then turn off the heat and soak the tofu cubes in the soup for at least 12 hours. Usually I make it on the first day and eat it on the second day. A five-spice braised tofu is perfectly cooked.

Do you have an appetite? I often make it at home. I know that relatives, friends or colleagues are coming over, so I prepare a portion in advance, so that it can be delicious the next day. Perfect braised tofu. My colleagues all praised me for my ingenuity and my beauty.