Tofu Skin with Hot Chile Oil
油淋干豆腐
Blanched tofu skin strips are dressed with a boiled soy-vinegar sauce and finished with hot chile and sesame oil.
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Ingredients
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- tofu skin strips
- green and red chiles
- ginger
- scallions
- a littlebaking soda
- water
- 4 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 2 spoonfulsvinegar
- 1/2 spoonfulsugar
- 1/2 spoonfuloyster sauce
- a littlesalt
- a littledark soy sauce
- a littlewater for sauce
- dried chile strips
- sesame seeds
- cooking oil
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Cut tofu skin into strips and prepare shredded chiles, ginger and scallions.
- 02
Bring water to a boil with a little baking soda. Blanch tofu skin for 30 seconds, cool and drain.
- 03
Mix soy sauces, vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce, salt and a little water. Bring the sauce to a bubbling boil and turn off the heat.
- 04
Pour sauce over tofu skin and arrange ginger, scallions and chiles on top. Heat oil, turn off the heat, add dried chile strips and sesame seeds and immediately pour over the dish.
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Tofu Skin with Hot Chile Oil
Blanched tofu skin strips are dressed with a boiled soy-vinegar sauce and finished with hot chile and sesame oil.
Ingredients
- tofu skin strips
- green and red chiles
- ginger
- scallions
- a littlebaking soda
- water
- 4 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 2 spoonfulsvinegar
- 1/2 spoonfulsugar
- 1/2 spoonfuloyster sauce
- a littlesalt
- a littledark soy sauce
- a littlewater for sauce
- dried chile strips
- sesame seeds
- cooking oil
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Cut tofu skin into strips and prepare shredded chiles, ginger and scallions.
- 02
Bring water to a boil with a little baking soda. Blanch tofu skin for 30 seconds, cool and drain.
- 03
Mix soy sauces, vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce, salt and a little water. Bring the sauce to a bubbling boil and turn off the heat.
- 04
Pour sauce over tofu skin and arrange ginger, scallions and chiles on top. Heat oil, turn off the heat, add dried chile strips and sesame seeds and immediately pour over the dish.
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