Chinese herbivore prescription: how to make gong li’s preference spinach tofu in raise the red lantern

There are many chinese herbivore prescription. This one became even more common after gong li’s movie raise the red lantern. In the movie, gong li plays a 19 years old girl that’s force into weding a much older rich man. The man previously has 3 wives, so gong li is wife number 4. At the dinner table for the first time, she doesn’t see something that she can eat because she is a herbivore. She tells the servant i do not eat meat, can you make me some spinach tofu. Being the newest and most preference wife, the servant obeys her demand and made the dish just for her. Here’s the prescription for spinach tofu chinese style. It’s takes about 15 memo from start to finish. 

This is a fast prescription, so do all element before starting. 

1 pound of fresh spinach, wash and dry the spinach deeply. Remove any tough stems. *1/2 pound of firm tofu cut in 1/2 inch cubes*2 tablespoons of peanut oil*1 tablespoon of rice wine *1 clove of minced garlic *1/2 teaspoon of salt

This dish is best done with a wok. Place wok over medium high heat. When you see it starting to smoke, add the peanut oil and minced garlic in. Stir for a little while, then add spinach and salt and stay mixing for about 1 memo, until the spinach is wilted. 

Then gently add in the tofu and spray with rice wine. Cook for about 1 more memo so the tofu can be heated deeply. Serve right away. This chinese herbivore prescription is enough for 6.