Hot & sour cabbage 2

Yield: 4 Servings

Measure Ingredient
5 larges Napa cabbage leaves
4 larges Dried chili peppers
½ teaspoon Salt
½ tablespoon Rock sugar
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
3 tablespoons Peanut oil
½ tablespoon Szechuan peppercorns
1 tablespoon Thin soy sauce
½ tablespoon Chinkiang vinegar

Preparation: Separate, wash & dry cabbage leaves. Stack them up and cut them crosswise into 1" wide pieces. Finely mince or grind Szechuan peppercorns. Crush rock sugar with cleaver handle; mix with soy sauce; reserve. Stir-frying: Heat wok to moderate; add oil. Wait 30 seconds.

Stir-fry whole chilis until they just blacken; quickly add peppercorns. When they exude pungent odor, push up side of wok and raise heat to high. Add salt & cabbage all at once. Keep tossing cabbage until it is wilted & soft. This takes several minutes. There should be about 2 T of water in wok when cabbage is wilted. Add sugar & soy mixture. When sugar has melted, toss with cabbage, then sprinkle vinegar over all. Keep tossing on high heat for another 20 seconds. Add sesame oil; toss briefly; remove to serving dish. If serving this dish cold, wait until it has cooled, then cover & refrigerate. Submitted By JOPETE@... On THU, 21 DEC 1995 212522 -0500

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