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Douhua
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Douhua

Douhua is a sweet Chinese snack prepared with very soft tofu that is sometimes called cheese or soybean brains.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Resting Time
1 hr
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 87 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Ingredients

For the tofu pudding
  • 2 cups soy milk , very good quality or homemade
  • 2 teaspoons gypsum , coagulant / calcium sulfate
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons water
For the ginger syrup
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 lice ginger 1 inch / 3 cm thick, fresh
Equipment
  • cheesecloth

Instructions

Ginger syrup
    Cup of Yum
  1. Add brown sugar into a coated saucepan.
  2. Add the water and the slice of ginger. Place the saucepan over medium to high heat.
  3. Once the mixture begins to boil, lower the heat to low to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside.
Tofu pudding
  1. In a bowl, add the gypsum and cornstarch.
  2. Then add 1 cup of water and stir until everything dissolves completely in the water. Set aside.
  3. In a non-stick coated saucepan, add soy milk, place over medium to high heat and bring to a boil.
  4. As soon as the soy milk begins to boil, immediately turn off the heat.
  5. Place the pot of boiling soy milk about 12 inches (30 cm) above the bowl of the gypsum and cornstarch mixture.
  6. Pour the soy milk through a fine mesh cheesecloth directly into the bowl. Be careful to not stir or mix the contents of the bowl just after pouring the boiling soy milk into it.
  7. Immediately cover the bowl with a cloth and a lid. Leave to stand for 1 hour, without touching or moving the bowl.
  8. At the end of the hour, remove the lid and the cloth. Serve immediately with a little ginger syrup.

Notes

  • Use very good quality soy milk or preferably homemade soy milk for best results.