Sichuan Hot and Sour Cabbage

This week we bring you something from Sichuan. Sichuan food is noted for being very spicy and using very special Sichuan peppercorns 花huā 椒jiāo to make it 麻má 辣là, tingling spicy.



Hot and sour cabbage is a staple vegetable dish of Sichuan food and so makes a great accompanyment to a dish such as kong bao chicken (宫gōng 爆bào （保băo ）鸡jī 丁dīng ), which we will be doing soon.

Ingredients for 4 people



600g (about 1 1/2lb) white cabbage
Oil for stir frying

Ingredients-A

1/2t Sichuan pepper corns (whole)
Half dozen whole dried chillis (if you want it spicier then cut the chillis)

Ingredients-B

1t salt
1T brown sugar
1T soy sauce
2T rice vinegar

Ingredients-C

A few drops of sesame oil

Procedure

1. Chop cabbage into triangles



2. Heat oil until very hot and then add chillis and pepper corns



3. After a few seconds add the chopped cabbage and stir fry for a couple of minutes



4. Add sugar and salt and stir fry for another minute



5. Add soy and vinegar and mix well



6. Just before taking the cabbage out of the pan, add a few drops of sesame oil.



7. Serve hot

Hope you enjoy this quick,simple and tasty cabbage recipe, and don't forget to let us know how it went.

Till next week, have fun