How to make Boshan tofu box praised by Emperor Qianlong?

China is divided into north and south by Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River, with different environment, climate and eating habits, but northerners and southerners have a special liking for tofu.

Boshan, Shandong, the famous hometown of ceramic glass, is extremely prosperous because of industry and commerce. Boshan is a famous city of Shandong cuisine, among which dishes featuring tofu are very famous.

According to legend, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty came to Boshan on a southern tour and ate tofu made by Boshan people, which was full of praise. What kind of tofu impressed the emperor who had eaten all kinds of delicacies?

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Boshan tofu box

Boshan tofu box is delicious, and the tofu selected is a kind of sour tofu produced in Boshan Orchestra Village. In most places, tofu is made of gypsum or brine, but Boshan people, who are in the hometown of food, choose sour pulp to order tofu because they are sensitive to taste.

The so-called yogurt is to ferment the filtered water in the process of making tofu. Lactic acid bacteria contained in yogurt can solidify vegetable protein in soybean milk. Yogurt is derived from tofu and fermented naturally, which can better maintain the original flavor of tofu. Excess water can be stored in an acid tank and fermented with the remaining acid slurry to become new acid slurry. This cycle is both economical and environmentally friendly. Tofu made of sour pulp is tough in texture, which ensures that it will not go out of shape in post-production.

Put the tofu in the oil pan and fry it until it is yellow but not burnt under the precise control of the heat. Deep-frying is the most commonly used cooking method of Boshan cuisine, and the package of high-temperature hot oil makes tofu solidify quickly. At this time, the tofu block can be cut along the surface layer to form a box shape, and the cover and the box are only connected by the skin without breaking.

Wire is a special tool. The wire is bent into a rectangle, the tofu block is quickly hollowed out, and the shape of the tofu box is completed. Next, the rich and exquisite techniques in Shandong cuisine will completely transform this piece of tofu. Take out the tofu, and then fill it with stuffing made of pork, dried rice, fungus and onion ginger. The tofu box is filled with meat, which is not only the balance of greasy and light taste, but also the nutritional collocation of meat and vegetables.

Fry, cut, boil and burn.

A piece of tofu has experienced fire and water and turned beautifully.

Tofu may be one of the most inclusive ingredients.

Eating alone is delicious.

With meat and vegetables.

Without losing its original flavor.

The beauty of justice and neutrality

Let people in China and around the world

You can make tofu into a hometown dish.