How to make authentic Sichuan pickles

Sichuan is a place famous for its food. Pickles are a kind of snack food made by every household there. Most friends who have been to Sichuan will fall in love with Sichuan pickles. They want to pickle some by themselves when they go home, but they don’t know how to pickle authentic Sichuan pickles, so they have a strong desire to learn. The pickles made locally in Sichuan are all pickled in large pickle jars, which are not suitable for urban residents. Today I will introduce an authentic Sichuan pickle pickling method suitable for urban residents. Friends who like to eat pickles can go and have a look.

How to make authentic Sichuan pickles

Sichuan pickled cabbage preparation

To make Sichuan pickled cabbage at home, you can prepare 50 grams of tender beans, 100 grams of carrots, 300 grams of cabbage, and appropriate amounts of ginger, salt, dried red pepper, brown sugar, and white wine. In addition, you should also prepare some white vinegar.

Authentic Sichuan pickled vegetables pickling steps

1. Wash the jar for pickling kimchi and drain the water. Then wash the dried red peppers, drain the water and put them into the jar. Then put in all the seasonings prepared above and add three-quarters of water.

2. This kimchi jar is sold in souvenir shops for a few yuan each. Its lid is quite unique, with a rim that can be filled with water. After the lid is closed, water is poured on the rim. After about a week, the kimchi water will be fermented.

3. Wash the prepared vegetables with clean water and remove the moisture, then put them into the prepared kimchi water, cover the jar with a lid, then fill the edge of the jar with water, and put it in a relatively warm place to marinate. After about a week, the kimchi will be flavored and the authentic Sichuan kimchi will be ready. The kimchi soup can be used repeatedly. New dishes can be added after the vegetables are eaten, but no raw water can be brought in, otherwise the kimchi soup will deteriorate.