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Hunan pickles

Hunan pickles

A traditional water-sealed crock hosts thoroughly air-dried vegetables in a brine sharpened with liquor, the time-honored Hunan approach to keeping a steady supply of sour crunch.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Clean the kimchi jar and let it dry in the sun for later use.

  2. 2
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    Prepare the ingredients: salt, white sugar, high-proof white liquor (we ran out of home liquor, so it wasn’t photographed)!

  3. 3
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    Wash all the vegetables to be soaked, put them in a vegetable basket to dry the water. (The small chili peppers and young ginger in the finished product picture were soaked last time, hehe)

  4. 4
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    Cover it with the lid, and pour cold boiled water onto the edge of the jar! Remember not to let the water on the jar edge dry out; you need to add water every two or three days. By the way, use a clean towel to wipe the jar edge and lid before adding water!

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • String beans
    to taste
  • Ginger
    to taste
  • Xiaomi chili
    to taste
  • alcohol
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Salt
    to taste
  • Sugar
    to taste