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Quinoa Pepper Tofu Exclusive

Quinoa Pepper Tofu Exclusive

Tri-color quinoa is sprouted, boiled and spooned over silken tofu blanched in salted water, then finished with lantern pepper, red chili oil and numbing Sichuan pepper oil for a striking, spicy-numbing vegetarian dish.

Instructions

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    Main ingredients needed: silken tofu, tricolor quinoa, bell peppers, canola oil, red chili oil, Sichuan pepper oil, organic soy sauce (I didn't have it, so I used matsutake fresh soy sauce as a substitute).

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    Rinse the quinoa clean and soak it in cold water for half an hour.

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    Soak until it sprouts.

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    Once the water boils, start timing and cook for 20 minutes.

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    Cook until it reaches this state.

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    No need to rinse with cold water, just drain the water.

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    Cut the middle of the lactone tofu to separate it into upper and lower pieces, then cut into small pieces.

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    Boil water, add salt, and blanch for 2 minutes.

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    Drain the water.

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    Heat fresh matsutake mushroom soy sauce in the pot.

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    Add the tofu, coat it evenly with the sauce, pour in the thin starch slurry, shake to let the tofu be evenly coated with the sauce, and pour onto a plate.

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    In another pan, add canola oil, chili oil, and Sichuan pepper oil, then add the lantern peppers and heat over low heat until fragrant.

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    Lay it on tofu, sprinkle some cooked quinoa, and finally garnish with pea shoots.

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    Finished.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Silken tofu
    1 box
  • Quinoa
    a pinch
  • Lantern pepper
    3 piece
  • pea shoots
    a pinch

Seasonings

  • Matsutake Fresh Soy Sauce
    适量(原方是有机酱油)
  • chili oil
    to taste
  • Sichuan pepper oil
    to taste