Pickled Green Chilies
Pickled green chillies (腌制青辣椒）are normally served as a condiment for noodles or rice. It can also be added to pizza or sandwiches. These pickled chillies are crunchy and sourish, sweet and with a very slight tinge of spiciness. They are used to serve with dry or soup wanton noodles, cheong fun, char hor fun, cantonese fried noodles and other Asian dishes. These pickled green chilies normally can be served on its own or with light soy sauce or chili sauce drizzled on.
Servings: 4 peoples
Ingredients
- 100 gram fresh green chilies
- 60 gram sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup vinegar adjust according to size of jar used
Instructions
- First, wash the fresh green chilies and drain well. Cut the green chilies into slices (0.2 - 0.3 cm).
- Place the green chilies slice in a colander and take away the green chilies seeds.
- Place the green chilies in a bowl. Bring the water to a boil and pour it into the bowl. Stir it and discard the hot water after 15 seconds. Drain well.
- Place the drained green chilies in a glass jar. Pour the vinegar into a measuring cup, dissolve sugar and salt in vinegar.
- Next, pour the vinegar mixture into the jar of green chilies.
- Cover the glass jar tightly and keep refrigerated to pickle the chilies.
- Refrigerated for at least 2 hours (better overnight). The pickled chilies are done when you see the green chilies colour turn to yellowish-green.
