* Exported from MasterCook *
Hot and Sour Cabbage
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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main Dish, Hot & Spicy, Vegetables
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5 Each Napa cabbage leaves
3 Tablespoons peanut oil
4 Each large dried chili peppers
1/2 Tablespoon Szechuan peppercorns
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon thin soy sauce
1/2 Tablespoon rock sugar
1/2 Tablespoon Chinkiang vinegar
1 Teaspoon 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.
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