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Yimeng Appetizer--Pickled Chive Blossoms

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

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

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

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    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.

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

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    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.

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    Mix with Chinese chives flowers and add salt.

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    Pour in the white wine and stir.

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    Stir evenly.

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    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 blossoms
    250 g
  • Apple
    1 piece
  • Baijiu
    1 spoon

Seasonings

  • Salt
    20 g

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • chili
    1 piece