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                           Hot and Sour Cabbage

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main Dish                        Hot & Spicy
                Vegetables

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   5      Each          Napa cabbage leaves
   3      Tablespoons   peanut oil
   4      Each          large dried chili peppers
     1/2  Tablespoon    Szechuan peppercorns
     1/2  Teaspoon      salt
   1      Tablespoon    thin soy sauce
     1/2  Tablespoon    rock sugar
     1/2  Tablespoon    Chinkiang vinegar
   1      Teaspoon      sesame oil

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.

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