Five Spice Pressed Tofu (五香豆干)
 
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Flavorful five spice pressed tofu that can be used for various recipes. I've adapted the recipe so it's suitable for the American kitchen.
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Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 16 squares
Ingredients
  • 4 pressed tofu (from 4 packs of tofu)*
  • 2 cup of water (enough to submerse the tofu in liquid)
  • ½ cup of dark soy sauce**
  • ¼ cup of rice wine
  • ½ tsp five spice powder*** (optional)
  • ½ inch of ginger sliced
  • 1 tbs sugar
  • 1 fresh red chili pepper sliced (optional)
Instructions
  1. Cut up each tofu into 4 squares.
  2. Put all the ingredients (except the tofu) into a pot and bring to a boil.
  3. Turn the heat down to medium and put in the tofu squares and braise for about 30 minutes.
  4. Remove and place on baking sheet.
  5. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
  6. Turn tofu over and bake for another 15 minutes until braising liquid has dried.
  7. Let it cool and slice and serve
Notes
* If you don't have access to pressed tofu - you can make your own pressed tofu.
**dark soy sauce gives the tofu a darker browner finish but you can use regular soy sauce
*** five spice is a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, fennel, star anise, and Szechuan peppercorn
Recipe by It's My Dish at https://itsmydish.com/five-spice-pressed-tofu/