Spicy Tientsin Cabbage

Name: Spicy Tientsin Cabbage (Tientsin Lot Bok Choy)
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 pounds Tientsin cabbage, white portions only: wash and dry thoroughly (10 cups tightly packed); 2 tablespoons corn oil; 1½ teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons sugar; 10 small dried hot chili peppers; 3 tablespoons white vinegar; ½ cup sweet red pepper: cut into ¼-inch julienne; 1½ teaspoons sesame oil; ½ teaspoon hot oil

Tientsin Lot Bok Choy

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Chinese Banquet Cookbook

By Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

Published 1985

About

Ingredients

2 pounds Tientsin cabbage, white portions only: wash and dry thoroughly (10 cups tightly packed)
1½

Asia
China
Side dish
Starter
Gluten-free
Spicy
Vegan

Method

Cut cabbage stalks diagonally at ¼-inch intervals. Place in a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and mix thoroughly with hands. Allow to stand, covered, overnight in refrigerator.
Drain off liquid. Add sliced sweet pepper, white vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, and hot oil. Toss together in the bowl. Set aside.
Heat wok for 1 minute. Add corn oil; heat until