Silken Tofu Variation (1): Mushroom Silken Tofu

Mushroom Silken Tofu - Recipe and Cooking Method

Ingredients:

- Silken tofu: 1000 grams

- Water-soaked mushroom slices: 50 grams

- Clear broth: 500 milliliters

Seasonings:

- Chopped green onion: 0.5 grams

- Minced garlic: 1 gram

- Crushed roasted peanuts: 10 grams

- Chopped cilantro: 5 grams

- Minced beef: 30 grams

- Chili oil: 20 grams

- Sesame paste: 20 grams

- Sichuan peppercorns: as needed

- Soy sauce: 40 milliliters

- Sesame oil: 20 grams

Instructions:

1. Bring the clear broth to a boil.

2. Add silken tofu and mushroom slices, and continue cooking until fully cooked.

3. Serve in a bowl.

4. Optionally, garnish with crushed roasted peanuts, chopped cilantro, minced beef, chili oil, sesame paste, Sichuan peppercorns, and other seasonings according to personal taste. Mix well before eating.

Characteristics: Mushroom silken tofu has a fragrant, delicious, and light flavor. It can be paired with various seasonings, resulting in a unique taste.

(Remember, cooking is an art, and enjoying the process is more important than the outcome. We wish you a pleasant experience and the creation of delicious mushroom silken tofu! Please note that this recipe is for reference only, so use caution when actually preparing it.)

This is the first category (silken tofu) of the One Hundred Varieties of Tofu series. We also have recipes for different categories of tofu, such as regular tofu, mashed tofu with colorful vegetables, dried tofu, tofu skin, etc.

Supplement: Method of Making Silken Tofu:

The process of making silken tofu is very simple. First, soak and wash the soybeans with water. Then, put the soybeans in clean water and grind them into a fine slurry using a mill or blender. Pour the soy milk into a cloth bag and filter out the residue, leaving behind pure soy milk.

In addition, soak the refined gypsum powder in clean water and pour it into a wooden barrel. Boil the soy milk and slowly pour it into the gypsum water while gently stirring with a spoon. Cover the barrel and let it sit for about ten minutes until the soy milk solidifies into silken tofu.

The nutritional composition of 100 grams of silken tofu is as follows: protein content is 5.3 grams, fat content is 1.9 grams, carbohydrate content is 1 gram, calorie content is 42 kilocalories, sodium content is 20 milligrams, phosphorus content is 56 milligrams, iron content is 0.6 milligrams, vitamin B1 content is 0.04 milligrams, vitamin B6 content is 0.2 milligrams, and vitamin B2 content is 0.03 milligrams.

Silken Tofu can be cooked using methods such as boiling, braising, steaming, stewing, or glazing to create various dishes. It is easily absorbed by the human body, with a digestion rate of over 90%.