How to choose yuba? What is yuba made of?

Yuba is made by heating and boiling soy milk, keeping it warm for a period of time, and forming a thin film on the surface. After being picked out, it hangs down like branches and is then dried. Its shape is similar to bamboo branches, and is called yuba. Yuba is a product with a certain structure composed of soybean protein film and fat. It has high nutritional value, is easy to store, and is convenient to eat. It is deeply favored by consumers at home and abroad. You must also want to know how to choose yuba!

Contents of this article

1. How to choose yuba

2. How to cook steamed shrimp with yuba

3. What is yuba made of?

How to choose yuba

1. High-quality yuba

Good quality yuba is in the shape of branches or leaves, light yellow and shiny; it is brittle and easy to break, and the strips are hollow when broken, without mold, impurities or insect bites; it has the inherent fragrance of yuba and no other peculiar smell; after cooking, it has the inherent fresh and fragrant taste of yuba.

2. Inferior quality yuba

The color of yuba of slightly inferior quality is darker or white, pure white, dull, and has more broken branches or pieces, and more solid strips; it has the inherent aroma of yuba, but the taste is bland.

3. Poor quality yuba

Inferior bean curd sticks are grayish yellow, dark yellow or yellowish brown in color, dark and dull; they have mold spots, insect bites, and impurities; they have unpleasant odors such as mold, sourness, and other foreign odors; and after cooking, they taste bitter, astringent, or sour.

How to cook steamed shrimp with yuba

Ingredients

8 large shrimps, 30 grams of dried bean curd sheets, appropriate amount of chopped green onions, minced garlic, light soy sauce, cooking wine, and sesame oil.

practice

1. Soak the dried bean curd sticks in clean water.

2. Wash the shrimps, fry to remove the shrimp claws and shrimp legs, use a knife to cut the shrimp back and remove the shrimp thread.

3. Rinse the soaked bean curd sheets with water, blanch them in boiling water until they are 90% cooked, then remove them.

4. Cut the blanched bean curd into small pieces and spread them on a plate.

5. Place the processed shrimp on the bean curd sheets.

6. Mix all the seasonings into a sauce.

7. Pour the sauce on the shrimp and bean curd sheets, steam them in a steamer for 8 minutes, and sprinkle with chopped green onions after removing from the heat.