How It’s Made: Homemade Tofu Recipe

Name: How It’s Made: Homemade Tofu Recipe
Prep time: 4 hr 50 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 9 oz. Soybean; 2 lb. Water; 2 tbsp. Food-Grade Gypsum Powder; 0.25 cup Water

Making homemade tofu is easier than you think … Learn how to make tofu at home with Chef John’s easy-to-follow homemade tofu instructions.

Chef John Zhang

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 4 hr 50 min

COOKING TIME: 10 min

TOTAL TIME: 5 hr

6 SERVING

Ingredients:

9 oz. Soybean
2 lb. Water
2 tbsp. Food-Grade Gypsum Powder
0.25 cup Water

Directions:

Step 1

Soak the soybean in water for 24 hours. Then, drain the water.

Step 2

Add the soybean and cold water in a blender and blend until the liquid turns smooth and milky.

Step 3

Strain soy milk at a time by using a fine cheese cloth on top of a strainer.

Step 4

In a large cooking pot, bring the filtered soy milk to a boil over medium heat. Be sure to stir the liquid constantly to prevent overflow and burn in the bottom of the pot. Continue to cook for 2 more minutes after boiling.

Step 5

In a large container, combine food-grade gypsum powder and water and mix completely. (It's the agent to set the soy milk liquid and transform it to soybean jelly.)

Step 6