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Cold Tossed Lettuce

Cold Tossed Lettuce

A light and refreshing side where blanched lettuce stays crisp, briefly simmered in salted water to keep its bright color and mellow out any bitterness.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Prepare a head of lettuce and wash it clean.

  2. 2
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    Wash the lettuce and drain the water.

  3. 3
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    You can cut it into large shreds or small shreds.

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    Start heating water in a pot, add salt (salt can remove the bitterness from the vegetables and make their color more vibrant), and prepare the vegetables.

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    You can add the vegetables once the water is boiling.

  6. 6
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    Lettuce should not be cooked for too long, as its texture will become poor. Just blanch it briefly; high heat can help disinfect it.

  7. 7
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    Scoop out the raw vegetables.

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    Prepare two small chili peppers and one scallion.

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    Cut it like this.

  10. 10
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    Add all the seasonings (douban, millet, spicy green onions, salt, MSG, Sichuan peppercorn, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and also add sesame oil, sesame oil is the soul, it makes it super fragrant)

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    Plate the dish.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Lettuce
    1 piece
  • Douban
    1 tbsp
  • Sichuan pepper powder
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Xiaomi chili
    2 pieces
  • scallion
    1 piece

Seasonings

  • Salt
    to taste
  • MSG
    to taste
  • Sesame oil
    to taste
  • light soy sauce
    to taste
  • dark soy sauce
    to taste