Perilla Tofu

Name: Perilla Tofu
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 piece about 250g South Tofu; Several pieces Basil leaves; 1/3 carrot; Some salt; Some oil; Some Soy sauce; Some Corn flour

by Tao Ran Lily

4.8 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

20m

Serving

2

Tofu is a home-cooked dish for ordinary people, and it is also a dish that chefs find it difficult to create creatively. It is cheap and nutritious.

Tofu is sweet, salty, and cold in nature. It mainly treats the broad middle and nourishes the qi, reconciles the spleen and stomach, eliminates fullness, turbidity in the large intestine, clears heat and dissipates blood.

Perilla leaves are warm and pungent, and have the effects of relieving the appearance and dispelling cold, regulating qi and camping. The combination of perilla and tofu, the temperature of perilla can just neutralize the coldness of tofu, and the special aroma contained in perilla can make tofu change It's more delicious, light but fragrant. "

Ingredients

1 piece about 250g South Tofu
Several pieces Basil Leaves
1/3 Carrot
Some Salt
Some Oil
Some Soy Sauce
Some Corn Flour

Perilla Tofu

1. Raw material map

2. Wash the perilla leaves first, drain the water, and spread on the plate;

3. Wash the tofu clean, because it is thicker, cut it in half from the middle;

4. Use a biscuit mold to make the tofu shape, and the remaining leftovers are also trimmed into a triangle;

5. Organized tofu model;

6. Put the sorted tofu chunks on top of the perilla leaves;

7. Wash the carrots, use a paring knife to gently scrape into slices, and then cut some carrots;

8. , Soak the cut carrot slices in warm salt water for a while to make it soft and not easy to break;

9. Circle the carrot slices into a rose shape and decorate the tofu. Place the diced carrots on the tofu as well for garnish;

10. After boiling the steamer, put the tofu on the steamer and steam for 8 minutes;

11. Pour the steamed tofu water out of the pot, then add some oil, salt, and light soy sauce to taste, then add a thin layer and pour it on the tofu.

12. The delicious perilla tofu is ready.

Tips:
1. Carrots can be replaced with minced meat or other vegetables you like.

2. There is no biscuit mold to make tofu model, just cut into small pieces directly.