Description
The ultimate rice companion: square-cut thick fried tofu (You Doufu) simmered until gooey in a soy sauce broth infused with meat umami from dishes like Lu Rou Fan.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Thick fried tofu(You Doufu)
- Lu Rou Fan braising liquid(Rouzao)
- Star anise
- Soy sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Prepare 'You Doufu (Thick fried tofu)' sold in Taiwanese markets—fried slightly hard on the outside and fluffy inside—and pour boiling water over them to remove excess oil.
- [Lu Zhi] Use the large pot where Lu Rou Fan ingredients (minced pork, shallots, star anise, soy sauce, rock sugar) are simmering (so the meat fat and extract soak into the tofu).
- Drop the blanched You Doufu into this pot.
- Simmer on low for over
- hour until the tofu's white parts are completely dyed brown and it becomes so gooey it almost falls apart when held with chopsticks.
- Turn off heat, let cool in the sauce to infuse flavor further.
- Plate in a small dish, pour braising liquid (or a little Tianla Jiang) over the tofu, garnish with cilantro or scallions.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Star anise and Pork fat richness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Atsuage, Store-bought Lu Rou Fan canned topping
Pairing
Lu Rou Fan or White rice
Trivia
[For Everyone] The cheapest and most popular small dish (Xiaocai). The fried outer skin catches the sauce firmly, and the inner spongy tofu stores the umami, providing main-dish satisfaction even without meat.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Place it right into the Lu Rou Fan bowl, 'smash' the tofu with a spoon, let the hot juices inside soak into the rice, and shovel it in!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat