Braised tofu with vegetables

The "vegetable" in vegetable brine is a kind of nine-headed mustard similar to potherb, which is cold-resistant and has high yield. It is a rare green leaf winter vegetable in mountainous areas. However, the nine-headed mustard is a bit bitter, which is not suitable for raw frying, but it is the top grade for making pickles. Farmers in mountainous areas who are used to talking about things just spent the long winter with jars of pickles. Farmers who pay more attention to it cut off the head of nine mustard seeds and washed it, then broke it into four petals and dried it to 70%, because it is shaped like chicken feet, also known as vegetable feet. "Halogen" is the juice from pickled vegetables. In the spring of next year, the climate will get warmer, and the pickled vegetables will be almost finished. The thrifty mountain people are reluctant to dump the brine, but put the vegetable claws into a large pot filled with brine, cook them with strong fire, stew them for another day, take out the pot and dry them in the sun, and the vegetable claws will become the brine. Although the dish is dark and dark, although it looks ugly, it smells fragrant, and it is not bad to store it for seven or eight years. When eating, add tofu and bacon and simmer in a casserole. Vegetable brine and bacon are all salty things, while tofu is light, so you need to add a proper amount of water, so that the salty and light things can complement each other. The way to eat is to emphasize color, fragrance and taste. Although the color of boiled tofu with vegetable brine is gloomy, it is still difficult to attract people's attention by putting a pinch of shallots before serving at most, but the boiling blisters have already sent the thick halogen fragrance to the tip of the nose. I can't help but taste a piece of tofu, and I feel my cheeks are full of saliva. In detail, the aroma of this dish has penetrated into tofu, and the taste of tofu is embedded in the meat, and the taste of meat is mixed with the dish. The juice is fragrant and the soup is thick, and the water and brine blend together, which has a unique flavor. Even in the years when bacon is very scarce, pinch a handful of vegetable brine, cut a few pieces of tofu, scoop a spoonful of rice water and stew it in a big pot of rice, which is delicious and very delicious.
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