Cold tofu noodle salad
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Roll up the qianzhang and cut it into strips.
- 200 g qianzhang
Blanch the strips in a pot of boiling water 2 to 3 minutes, then take them out and set aside.
- 2 tbsp Chinese dark vinegar
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- salt
Mix the dark vinegar, light soy sauce, sugar and a pinch of salt in a bowl until dissolved.
Put the qianzhang strips in a mixing bowl with the sauce, the minced garlic and the cilantro.
Pouring smoking oil over the garlic
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 sprig cilantro
- 2 tbsp Chinese rapeseed oil
- ½ tsp huajiao
- 4 whole dried chili
Add the rapeseed oil, the huajiao and the dried chili to a cool pan, heat on medium and fry the huajiao and chili until fragrant, then take them out.
Keep heating the oil until it smokes heavily, turn off the heat and splash the hot oil over the garlic.
Mix well and transfer to a serving plate. The seasoning can be swapped for scallion oil or sesame sauce.