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Tofu skin knot is a knotted strip of tofu skin. It is also the main ingredient of Shanghai-style red-braised pork belly. Shanghai-style red-braised pork is a slow stew of pork belly with tofu skin knots that are seasoned with sugar, soy sauce, Chinese wine, and spices. The tofu skin knots in this dish soak up the sauce and become delicious.
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: tofu skin, Chinese: 百叶, pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...
: bái yè) is a main ingredient of some traditional Chinese dishes, such as bean curd skin roll ( Chinese:百叶包, pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...
: bái yè bāo; literally "Hundred Pages Bun") that is widely known in southern regions of China and some of north regions of China and bean curd knot ( Chinese:百叶结). Tofu skin is a kind of pressed tofu
Tofu (), also known as bean curd in English, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be ''silken'', ''soft'', ''firm'', ''extra firm'' or ''super fi ...
. In China, pressed tofu"Asian Tofu: Discover the Best, Make Your Own, and Cook It at Home", Andrea Nguyen, 2012, Ten Speed Press, comes in myriad shapes, sizes, and texture. Producers make tofu skin by pressing bean curds under much pressure.
Varieties
There are various cooking styles for bean curd skin. The two most common styles are tofu skin roll and tofu knot.Tofu skin roll ( Chinese: 百叶包)
Tofu skin roll is a common way of cooking bean curd skin. When served, it is made of a cylindrical tofu skin roll on the outside andvegetable
Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems ...
s and meat on the inside. The fillings range from vegetable to pork or beef. Additional ingredients such as salt, sugar, and vegetable oil may be added. Generally, this dish is served with wheat gluten in a soup setting.
Tofu skin knot ( Chinese: 百叶结)
Tofu skin knot is a knotted strip of tofu skin. It is also the main ingredient of Shanghai-style red-braised pork belly. Shanghai-style red-braised pork is a slow stew of pork belly with tofu skin knots that are seasoned with sugar, soy sauce, Chinese wine, and spices. The tofu skin knots in this dish soak up the sauce and become delicious.
See also
*Tofu skin
Tofu skin, Yuba, beancurd skin, beancurd sheet, or beancurd robes is a food product made from soybeans. During the boiling of soy milk, in an open shallow pan, a film or skin composed primarily of a soy protein-lipid complex forms on the liquid s ...
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* List of tofu dishes
This is a list of tofu dishes. Tofu, also called bean curd, is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is a component in many East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines. Tofu dishes
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References
*"Asian Tofu: Discover the Best, Make Your Own, and Cook It at Home", Andrea Nguyen, 2012, Ten Speed Press, {{DEFAULTSORT:Bai Ye Jiangsu cuisine Tofu dishes Soy-based foods