Sichuan Paocai (Infinite Pickles)
Directions
- 1Wash and dry the mustard greens, ginger, long beans, and chili.
- 2Place the pickle jar on a scale.
- 3Add the vegetables to the jar in order of fermentation time: mustard greens at the bottom, followed by the others.
- 4Snip the stems off the chilies, being careful not to expose the seeds.
- 5Add rock sugar, citron peppercorn, star anise.
- 6Add water to cover the vegetables using 3% of the weight of both water and vegetables.
- 7Top with Baijiu or Vodka.
- 8Seal the jar from air with water.
Ingredients
- 1 mustard greens
- 6 pieces ginger
- 1 bunch long beans
- 20 pieces chaomila chili
- 10 pieces rock sugar
- 1 pinch citron peppercorn
- 1 piece star anise
- 3 % of weight of vegetables water
- 1 splash Baijiu or Vodka
Equipment
water seal jarscalescissors