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In traditional Chinese food, few items are as well-known globally as this one, but it is. It's been named after its Chinese characters, a rare occurrence. Not only is it delicious and healthy, but people also call it 'plant meat,' a very welcome dish for those wanting to lose weight.

This slimming dish can be enjoyed freely by women, eating a lot won't make you fat, and weight won't exceed 3 digits. It is spicy and sour tofu. 'For Qingyang Cheng, he was clean and diligent with the people, and did not give meat, and on the market day, he gave tofu ten pieces.' This shows its history of use is quite long.

There are many ways to make tofu, common ones include frying tofu and stewing tofu. If you like tofu, you can also learn recipes from '100 Tofu Dishes,' which describes 100 different ways to cook tofu. For me, I want to lose weight, but it must be delicious, and this spicy and sour tofu is the best. It's very flavorful, and the calories are low, perfectly suited for my weight-loss diet.

I never stew tofu; this new method replenishes calcium and aids digestion, and it's snatched up by my family when it comes out. Tofu is originally a bland food, it needs plenty of flavorful sauces. When it's put into the prepared sauce, it's allowed to fully absorb the aroma, blending with the spicy aroma of the sauce. It's very appetizing, and it's great for eating with rice, satisfying hunger and reducing fat intake, allowing you to eat a lot without gaining weight, and weight won't exceed 3 digits.

If you like tofu, you can treat it as a slimming dish. It's easy to make, and even if you have guests, it won't embarrass you. Spicy and sour tofu is mainly characterized by spicy and sour, combined with the freshness of the tofu. Just smelling its aroma makes people crave it. People can't help but try a few bites.

Spicy and Sour Tofu

Ingredients: 300g tofu, 3 garlic cloves, some ginger, 1 piece of hot pot ingredient, 3 green onions

Accessories: Cooking oil, salt, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of, 1 tablespoon of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of Sichuan peppercorn

Production process:

1Wash the tofu blocks clean and cut them into evenly sized cubes, placing them in a clean dish. Choose tofu that is relatively tender.

2Pour cooking oil into the pot, heat to 70% hot, then add garlic cloves and ginger, stir-fry until fragrant, then add 1 piece of hot pot ingredient. If not, you can stir-fry chili sauce to make red oil.

3Add a little salt and soy sauce, then add a little water, boil over high heat. If you like spicy, you can add dried chili flakes before boiling.

4Put the cut tofu cubes into the pot and start cooking. Add to remove the bean flavor, cook until flavorful. The cooking time is slightly longer.

5After the tofu is fully flavored, add Sichuan peppercorn 1 spoon, chili powder 1 spoon, water starch to make a sauce, when the sauce is thick, you can directly turn off the fire, then add green onions chopped into scallions.

6Before serving, add scallions. A home-cooked dish, spicy and sour tofu is ready. Spicy and sour is very appetizing for eating with rice.

Food tip:

1Spicy and sour tofu is best when using tender tofu. Older tofu is better for frying. Generally, the soft tofu from the south has a high water content and is more suitable for making this dish.

2Spicy and sour tofu uses hot pot ingredient base as raw material. If there is chili sauce, you can also use it to season, which will make the color more red and reduce the oil quantity.

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