Recipe name:
Hot And Sour Cabbage
Recipe category:
Main Dish
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Recipe detials: Hot and Sour Cabbage
5 ea Napa cabbage leaves 3 T Peanut oil 4 ea Large dried chili peppers 1/2 T Szechuan peppercorns 1/2 t Salt 1 T Thin soy sauce 1/2 T Rock sugar 1/2 T Chinkiang vinegar 1 t Sesame oil ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++ Preparation: Separate, wash & dry cabbage leaves. Stack them up and cut them crosswise into 1" wide pieces. Finely mince or grind Szechuan peppercorns. Crush rock sugar with cleaver handle; mix with soy sauce; reserve. Stir-frying: Heat wok to moderate; add oil. Wait 30 seconds. Stir-fry whole chilis until they just blacken; quickly add peppercorns. When they exude pungent odor, push up side of wok and raise heat to high. Add salt & cabbage all at once. Keep tossing cabbage until it is wilted & soft. This takes several minutes. There should be about 2 T of water in wok when cabbage is wilted. Add sugar & soy mixture. When sugar has melted, toss with cabbage, then sprinkle vinegar over all. Keep tossing on high heat for another 20 seconds. Add sesame oil; toss briefly; remove to serving dish. If serving this dish cold, wait until it has cooled, then cover & refrigerate. |