Hot And Sour Chinese Cabbage

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 head chinese napa cabbage
• 2 tablespoons coarse salt
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
• 3/4 cup sugar or 3/4 cup splenda granular
• salt (to taste)
• 5 dried red chilies
• 3/4 teaspoon szechuan peppercorns, ground and sifted
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 remove core from cabbage; shred.shred cabbage.
• 2 place cabbage in a colander in the sink and sprinkle with coarse salt; allow to sit until the cabbage weeps, about 45 minutes, then rinse thoroughly and let drain.
• 3 in a small saucepan heat ginger, red pepper flakes, vinegars, sesame oil, salt, and sugar/splenda to a boil.
• 4 heat oil in small skillet on medium-high heat on stove, add szechuan peppercorns and chilies; stir until very fragrant.
• 5 add cabbage to skillet and cook for a few minutes; pour dressing in and cook until the liquid reduces somewhat.
• 6 stir in toasted sesame oil and then chill until needed.