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preserved vegetables

preserved vegetables

Sun-dried bitter greens are massaged with brown sugar syrup, rice wine and aromatic spice powders, an old-fashioned Yunnan preserve prized for its complex sour-savory depth.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Cut the dried bitter vegetables into small pieces. If you like them long, you can cut them longer, which is called long pickles; if you like them short, just cut them shorter.

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    Put the chopped vegetables in a large bowl.

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    Add boiling water to brown sugar, and it will turn into a thick syrup.

  4. 4
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    Prepare chili powder and other ingredients.

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    Sprinkle salt into the dish.

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    Add corn syrup and rice wine.

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    Then add Sichuan pepper powder and fennel seed powder.

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    Mix evenly, it takes half an hour to mix well and let it absorb the flavors.

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    The finished product is not ready to eat yet; it needs to be placed in a jar to pickle for two to three months.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • bitter vegetable
    to taste
  • Sichuan pepper powder
    to taste
  • Fennel seed powder
    to taste
  • fermented rice
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Chili powder
    to taste
  • brown sugar
    to taste
  • Salt
    to taste