[Name of the food]: Fragrant fried tofu balls.
[Ingredients]: 300g of old tofu, 2g of baking soda, 15g of chopped coriander, 30g of minced garlic, 10g of chopped green onion, 1 spoonful of chili noodles, 1/3 spoon of Sichuan pepper powder, 2 spoons of oyster sauce, 1 spoon of light soy sauce, 6g of white sugar, 1g of salt and chicken essence.
Step 1: First prepare a slightly larger bowl, put the old tofu into it, first add 300ml of freshly boiled boiling water, and let the old tofu soak in the boiling water for two minutes; Then take out the boiling water, let it cool for three minutes, put on disposable gloves, grab and press the tofu into a puree, and then add the prepared baking soda and mix quickly. Compared with this step, the soaking of boiling water can remove part of the beany smell, and the addition of baking soda can make the tofu puree better kneaded and formed, which is why the author does not add starch.
Step 2: Then follow the operation in the picture below, and roll the tofu puree into balls about two centimeters in diameter for later use.
Step 3: Add 180ml of cooking oil to the pot, preheat it for 70% of the heat, put the prepared tofu balls into it one by one, and fry them over medium-low heat until the skin is golden and dry.
You can make a reference for the finished product status of the following picture.
Step 4: Then prepare a small bowl, first add the pre-prepared chopped coriander, Sichuan pepper powder, chili noodles, chopped green onions, minced garlic, take out 30ml of hot oil for frying tofu balls just now, pour it in a bowl, and stir-fry evenly; Then add the oyster sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, salt, and chicken essence to the bowl, stir evenly, and eat with tofu balls.