After finishing his work in the vegetable garden, the sun was setting. Lin Yan, carrying his farm tools, walked back home, passing several children from the village playing. When he got home, his mother was already preparing dinner. Seeing Lin Yan return, Zhou Chunlan smiled and said, "You must be exhausted today. Wash your hands and have dinner." On the table was Lin Yan's favorite stuffed tofu and some stir-fried vegetables. Since pork leg is a better choice for stuffed tofu, the river shrimp were saved for tomorrow.

Yong tofu is a local specialty, and almost every household makes it. Simple fillings like pork and cabbage, pork and leeks, or even pork and radish are all fine. Since we had leeks yesterday, Auntie Lin made a cabbage filling today.

Chop the pork leg and cabbage into small pieces, place them in a bowl, add chopped green onion, ginger, and garlic, and a pinch of salt, mix well, then add a little water and stir in one direction until it's firm. You could also add an egg to make the filling thicker and prevent it from falling apart, but it won't fall apart if you don't. However, since there was already meat, Zhou Chunlan didn't want to leave it out.

Use your hands to crush the water tofu into a paste. The tofu has been drained this morning and now it has little moisture. This degree is most suitable for making stuffed tofu.

Take a ball of tofu, flatten it, put an appropriate amount of filling on it, then take another ball of tofu to cover it, then use your left and right hands to toss it back and forth until it becomes a round pancake.

Meanwhile, she'd already melted some lard in the pot. Once the oil was hot, she added the stuffed tofu. Zhou Chunlan cooked and fried it as she went along. She made eight pieces of stuffed tofu with two pieces of pork. After frying until both sides were golden brown, she added a little water and simmered for a while before serving.

The stuffed tofu was the size of a mooncake. It was full of pork, cabbage, and tofu, and the flavors layered together. Lin Yan finished one in one go and praised, "Mom, I never get tired of the stuffed tofu you make."

Zhou Chunlan picked up another one for him: "If you like it, eat more."

"Um!"