I am happy to share with you one of my favorite sides, Chinese Sauerkraut 酸菜 Suan Cai, also known as Sour Mustard Greens.

There are two distinct types of suan cai are found in China:

Northern China has used Napa cabbage (Chinese: 大白菜; pinyin: dà bái cài) as the traditional vegetable of choice.

Southern China uses the thick stalk varieties of Chinese mustard (Chinese: 芥菜; pinyin: jìe cai; Jyutping: syun1 coi3) variety to make suan cai. Production of suan cai differs from other pao cai in that the vegetable is compressed. This is accomplished by placing a heavy weight such as a large rock on top of the cover of the container so that the Chinese cabbage inside the container is slowly pressed as fermentation takes place. The processing of the vegetable helps to create a distinct flavor.

Suan cai is often used in cooking with meat, especially pork. It is said to neutralize the grease of meat.

Ingredients:
Pickled Mustard Greens
Sugar
Crushed Garlic
Thai Red Chili
Sesame Oil

Beef Noodle Soup Recipe: https://youtu.be/exhWxXi-00E

Happy Cooking,
Uncle Bill

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