
Yimeng Appetizer--Pickled Chive Blossoms
Fragrant chive blossoms are pounded with salt in a mortar, often joined by cucumber, apple and chili, creating a pungent northern Chinese preserve that wakes up any plain meal.
Instructions
- 1

Prepare the ingredients; it's best to use the garlic chive flowers as soon as you buy them.
- 2

Pinch off the excess stems of the Chinese chive flowers, wash them several times, and drain them to dry.
- 3

Chive flowers were crushed in a garlic mortar. It’s good to have a large mortar; with a small one, it took five separate times to finish crushing.
- 4

All the chives have been pounded. Those who like it spicy can pound it together with green chili peppers.
- 5

Cut the cucumber into small slices, cut the apple into thick strips, it can also be left out, some add pear. Cut the ginger into thin strips.
- 6

Mix with Chinese chives flowers and add salt.
- 7

Pour in the white wine and stir.
- 8

Stir evenly.
- 9

Add the sliced red chili peppers. After they release water from marinating, place them in the refrigerator to chill.
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Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- Chive blossoms250 g
- Apple1 piece
- Baijiu1 spoon
Seasonings
- Salt20 g
Auxiliary Ingredients
- chili1 piece