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Homemade spicy strips

Homemade spicy strips

The beloved Chinese snack recreated at home: steamed dried tofu skins fried to your preferred chew or crunch, then tossed in fragrant chili oil infused with star anise, cinnamon and sesame.

Instructions

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    Dried tofu skin, we call this 'people-made meat', soak until soft.

  2. 2
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    Steam on the stove for ten minutes.

  3. 3
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    Chop the garlic finely, and prepare white sesame seeds, white sugar, and coarse and fine chili powder.

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    Prepare the bay leaves, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, and cinnamon.

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    Steamed bean curd skin, cut off.

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    When the oil is about 50% hot, put it in the pan to fry. If you want it soft, fry it briefly; if you want it crispy, fry it longer.

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    Take out the tofu skin, leave enough oil, fry the spices until fragrant, and remove the residue.

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    Stir-fry the garlic until it glows a little, then add chili powder.

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    Finally, toss the fried tofu skin.

  10. 10
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    Doesn't it look very appetizing?

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Tofu skin
    250 g
  • Garlic
    250 g
  • Sesame
    2 spoon

Seasonings

  • Salt
    to taste
  • white sugar
    1/2 tbsp
  • chicken essence
    1 tbsp
  • Bay leaf
    3 slice
  • Cinnamon
    1 piece
  • Sichuan pepper
    15g
  • Star anise
    2 piece

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • coarse chili powder
    25g
  • fine chili powder
    60g