Sweet and Sour Lettuce Stalks

Name: Sweet and Sour Lettuce Stalks
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Ingredients: to taste Asparagus lettuce (peeled and shredded or sliced); to taste Sugar; to taste Vinegar; to taste Sesame oil (heated to 70% hot); to taste Sichuan peppercorns (fried until fragrant, then removed); to taste Red chili shreds (fried until golden brown); to taste Ginger shreds (fried until golden brown)

Cold-dressed asparagus lettuce marinated in a sweet-and-sour dressing with Sichuan peppercorn oil — tender and crisp, with a refreshing balance of savory and sweet flavors.

2h 20m

Easy

0 favorites

Ingredients

Asparagus lettuce (peeled and shredded or sliced) to taste

Sugar to taste

Vinegar to taste

Sesame oil (heated to 70% hot) to taste

Sichuan peppercorns (fried until fragrant, then removed) to taste

Red chili shreds (fried until golden brown) to taste

Ginger shreds (fried until golden brown) to taste

Instructions

Prepare the sweet and sour sauce

Place the sugar and vinegar in a bowl and stir until well blended into a sweet and sour sauce.

Fry the Sichuan peppercorn oil

Place a wok over high heat, add the sesame oil, and heat to about 70% hot. Add the Sichuan peppercorns, fry until fragrant, then remove and set aside.

Fry the red chili and ginger shreds

Add the red chili shreds and ginger shreds to the wok and fry until golden brown.

Marinate to absorb the flavor

While still hot, first pour the red chili shreds, ginger shreds, and their oil into the bowl of lettuce, then add the sweet and sour sauce. Place a plate on top to press the lettuce down so it stays submerged in the sweet-and-sour chili liquid. Let it marinate for about 2 hours, then it is ready to serve.