tang cu yuan bai cai – coleslaw bittersweet

Ingredients :

• 1 round white cabbage
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1 teaspoon of seeds pepper
• 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon of black rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of water
• 1 teaspoon of cornstarch
• 3 dried chili
• salt and pepper
• sesame oil

Preparation :

Cut the cabbage into pieces then make the sauce : in a bowl put the cornstarch, 1 tablespoons of white vinegar and black vinegar, sugar and add water, Mix well. Reserve.

Place oil in a wok or frying pan, add seeds of Sichuan pepper and 1 red chili cut into small pieces, then heat the wok over low heat, when the pepper seeds begin to foam and that their fragrance emerge, add the pieces of cabbage and put on medium heat.
Add 1 tablespoon of wine vinegar to keep the cabbage crisp effect, if it is too dry, add a little cold water. Salt and pepper. Cook 3-4 minutes or until the cabbage begins to be tender.

Add the sauce and put on high heat stirring constantly, until reduction sauce. Put a dash of sesame oil.
Garnish with dried chilli and serve with rice.

Tips: You can add red or green peppers when cooking cabbage.

Anecdotes: Due to geography and climate specific taiwan, there are two kinds of cabbage white round, ones grown at high altitudes (in the mountains) or grown on the plain. The mountain cabbage is also a specialty of Taiwan, it is juicy, meaty, crunchy and slightly sweet.