Spicy Green Pepper with Dried Tofu

Name: Spicy Green Pepper with Dried Tofu
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hot Dishes
Ingredients: to taste Dried tofu skin; to taste Pork belly slices; to taste chili pepper; to taste Baking soda or baking powder; to taste minced scallions, ginger, and garlic; to taste Potato starch water; to taste Salt; to taste Sugar; to taste MSG; to taste Oyster sauce; to taste Sichuan pepper powder

A northeastern favorite: silky dried tofu sheets are blanched tender, then simmered with seared pork belly slices and sharp green peppers in a savory sauce thickened glossy with potato starch.

20 minNewEasy Hot Dishes Other Savory & Fragrant

Instructions

1
Cut the dried tofu sheets into diamond-shaped pieces.
2
Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, bring it to a boil, then add a little baking soda or alkaline powder. Put in the dried tofu skin and blanch for 1 minute after the water boils.
3
Rinse with warm water and control the water content.
4
Add a little base oil to the pan (lard is best), then add the sliced pork belly and stir-fry until it changes color.
5
Add chopped green onions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add soy sauce to enhance the aroma, and add an appropriate amount of water.
6
Add dried tofu sheets, then season with salt, MSG, sugar, oyster sauce, and ground Sichuan pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for five to six minutes.
7
Add the chili peppers.
8
Gradually stir in the potato starch water in two or three batches until it becomes thick and smooth.
9
Finally, drizzle in a little seasoned oil or Sichuan peppercorn oil.