Tiger Skin Green Peppers
Green peppers in this dish aid digestion and relieve food stagnation.
Story
A beloved classic homestyle Chinese dish, tiger skin green peppers earn their name from the distinctive blistered, tiger-stripe like char marks that appear on the pepper skins during cooking. Prized for its bright, mildly spicy flavor and the digestive benefits of fresh green peppers, it is a common, comforting side dish enjoyed in households across China.
Ingredients
green pepper
to taste
garlic
to taste
salt
to taste
oil
to taste
fermented black beans
to taste
monosodium glutamate
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Prepare green peppers and garlic.
2
Step 2
Smash the green peppers flat with a knife.
3
Step 3
Heat the oil until hot, then add the green peppers.
4
Step 4
Add salt, then pan-fry.
5
Step 5
Pan-fry the peppers until fully cooked.
6
Step 6
Add minced garlic and fermented black beans to enhance umami.
7
Step 7
Then add a small amount of seasoning, stir-fry to coat evenly, then remove from the pan to serve.
8
Step 8
Finished tiger-skin green peppers.
