Tofu brain is a traditional food made from soybeans as the main raw material, which has rich nutritional value and unique flavor. The following will introduce how to make soy milk into tofu brain, and answer the question of how many catties of tofu brain can be made from one pound of soybeans.
1. Steps to make tofu brain.
1.Soak beans: Soak a pound of soybeans in water after washing, generally need to soak for 8-10 hours until the soybeans are completely expanded.
2.Grinding beans: Add the soaked soybeans to an appropriate amount of water and grind them into soy milk with a stone mill or soymilk machine. When grinding beans, you can add an appropriate amount of water to make the concentration of soy milk moderate.
3.Boiling pulp: Pour the ground soy milk into a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. When boiling the pulp, you need to stir constantly to prevent the soy milk from sticking to the pan. After boiling, turn to low heat and continue to cook for about 5 minutes to further remove impurities and odors from the soy milk.
4.Slurry: Boiled soybean milk needs to be treated with slurry to solidify the protein and form a clot of tofu brain. When dispensing the slurry, you can add an appropriate amount of gypsum powder or salt brine, add an appropriate amount of gypsum powder or salt brine according to the proportion, and stir well with a spoon. Wait for about 20 minutes after stirring for the soy milk to solidify into a tofu brain.
5.Pressing: Put the solidified tofu brain into a cloth bag and press it with a weight to remove excess water. After pressing, take out the formed tofu brain and serve.
2. How much tofu brain can be made from a pound of soybeans.
Under normal circumstances, one pound of soybeans can make about 2-3 pounds of tofu brain. The exact amount will be affected by factors such as the method of production, the quality of the soybeans, and the amount of water used. If modern processing equipment and technology are used, the amount of tofu brain produced may be even higher. In addition, in order to improve the quantity and quality of tofu brain, you can try to use different varieties of soybeans or add some auxiliary materials.
In short, making tofu brain needs to go through steps such as soaking beans, grinding beans, boiling pulp, pulping and pressing molding. By mastering these steps and precautions, you can easily make tofu brain with a delicate taste and rich nutrients.