Preserved Egg Tofu
1.
Prepare the required materials, mince the green onion, peel the preserved egg and set aside
2.
Cut the preserved egg in half, put it in a steamer and steam for 5 minutes
3.
Mix all the seasonings. Use chopsticks to beat the sauce until the sugar melts and the sesame oil blends into the sauce and no longer floats on the surface. Then set it aside for 10 minutes
4.
Put the lactone tofu in the refrigerator for a while, then take it out and cut into half, add half a preserved egg, drizzle with the sauce, sprinkle with chopped green onion and shredded wooden fish.
Tips:
1. If you buy the lactone tofu in a box, be careful when taking the lactone tofu, so as not to break the tofu you took out. Although it can be eaten, it will affect the appearance. I believe many people have heard of the trick to taking this kind of tofu, which is to use scissors to cut a small hole at each of the four corners of the bottom of the box to allow air to enter, and then take it out to ensure that the tofu is intact;
2. Steaming preserved eggs in advance will make the egg yolk solidify on the one hand, and will reduce the fishy smell of preserved eggs on the other hand;
3. The soy sauce paste used is generally available in the imported seasoning area of large supermarkets. In Taiwanese cuisine, soy sauce paste plays a very important role. This is essential if you want a thick sauce. If you use oyster sauce instead of it, it tastes weird. I have tried it before~~~ I don’t like it personally.
4. Use chopsticks to beat the sauce like an egg, in order to speed up the melting of the sugar, and also to allow the sesame oil to be completely blended into the sauce, which will make the sauce more mellow and there will be no obtrusive sesame oil. taste;
5. If you don't have katsuobushi shredded, you can use bonito flakes instead, or don't use it. However, I personally think that it will be even sweeter with some shredded katsuobushi;
6. Because there are few people, the whole piece of lactone tofu is not used. If a whole piece of lactone tofu is used, make an extra portion for the sauce. The amount of half of the tofu in the above sauce is ~~~
