Homemake Colored Tofu

Material: 

  • 500g soybeans,
  • 200g spinach,
  • proper amount of edible oil,
  • salt,
  • distilled vinegar and brine.

Different fruits and vegetables can be used for making colored tofu. Spinach is selected as an example as followed:

How to make:

  1. Soak soybeans in water for six to ten hours;
  2. Clean spinach and cut it into 1cm segments;
  3. Put the segments into the Slow Juicer for juicing;
  4. Place the soybeans and proper water into the Slow Juicer to make soybean milk;
  5. Place the soybean milk and spinach juice into a big pot and add a spoon of oil and a spoon of vinegar;
  6. Add some brine to the soybean milk mixture drop by drop and stir the mixture in one direction gently;
  7. Judge the dosage of brine with eyes;
  8. When the soybean milk starts to see flocculent precipitates, place cotton gauze on the hollow-out moulds, poor the tofu jelly made last step into the moulds and place some heavy items on the moulds to squeeze out excessive water;
  9. Pressure will squeeze out water and lead to adhesion of soybean protein;
  10. The degree of pressure decides the degree of softness and hardness of tofu;
  11. When the tofu takes shape and turns hard, colored tofu is done.

Effect: Spinach can cure constipation and piles. In addition, it can help boost health, avoid aging and prevent iron-deficiency anemia.

Spinach is rich in vitamin C and folic acid, which is an ideal food for iron-deficiency anemia patients. The dietary fiber in spinach can help relax the bowels effectively.