Braised tofu

Method

1. 1 Cut the tofu into 4 cm blocks and soak them in warm salt water for 10 minutes to firm them up.
2. 2 Soaking beans in warm salt water is a trick to prevent them from breaking apart when stewing, as fresh beans fall apart very easily.
3. 3 Fry the tofu for 4 minutes on each side until the outer skin is golden brown, then remove from the pan.
4. 4 Soak the shiitake mushrooms for 25 minutes, then reserve the filtered soaking liquid to use as the braising liquid.
5. 5 Simmer the beans in the mushroom soaking water, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and ginger for 15 minutes, shaking the pot only occasionally.
6. 6 Mix cornstarch with water to thicken the sauce, then sprinkle with chopped scallions and white pepper.

With an appliance

• Air fryer 45 min

  Replace step 3: lightly spray oil onto the tofu and fry at 190 degrees for 12 minutes, flipping at the 6th minute; step 5 continues to simmer the tofu with mushroom broth for 15 minutes, only shaking the pot.