This is easy to make, I used to buy the sour cabbage from the store but they don’t really taste right, maybe they add something else to make it ferment faster so the taste of it is usually way too strong for me.

Direction:

You will need a big glass jar, some Chinese cabbage or mustard green. The only ingredients adding are water and salt.

Add 2% of salt to the total weight of vegetables (vegetable cleaned and cut in halves or quarters) and let it sit for one to two hours in room temperature until the vegetable is wilted and a lot of water coming out of the vegetable.

Add the vegetable and the water from the vegetables to the big jar, usually the water from vegetable is not enough to cover the vegetable, so you will need to add some more water to the jar. Weigh the water you need then add 2% of salt to the total weight to the water and stir to dissolve the salt, then add it to the jar.

Make sure the water is enough to cover all the vegetable, don’t let any of the vegetable float to the surface. You can use a piece of stone to press down vegetable, if you don’t have one, then get a plastic bag and add some water to it and tie it up tight and put it on top of vegetable.

Seal the jar with the lid and keep it in a cool dark place for 2-3 weeks, it all depends on the weather, if it is warm/hot then it will ferment faster, if it is cold then it may take 4 weeks to become sour. If you use Chinese cabbage the color will go from light greenish yellow and white to beautiful yellow and white when it is ready. If you use mustard green then the color will go from bright green to brownish green like the pictures shown above.

When you think it is sour enough you can take it out and keep them in freeze for up to one month. The taste of it is smooth sour not too strong. I use it to make soup, saute with meat or just saute by itself. Yum!

酸菜其實很容易做，我過去常從店買酸白菜，但味道不太對我想也許他們加了別的東西進去讓它發酵得更快，所以它的味道對我來說太冲了。

做法：

你需要一個大玻璃罐，一些大白菜或芥菜。添加的唯一材料是水和鹽。

加入蔬菜總重量的2%的鹽到菜裏（蔬菜洗乾净並切成兩半或四分半），讓它在室溫下腌一到兩個小時，直到蔬菜蔫了，蔬菜中會流出水。

將蔬菜和從蔬菜流出的水加到大罐子里，通常蔬菜的水不足以覆蓋蔬菜，所以你還需要往罐子里再加一些水。稱一下你需要的水的重量，然後加入水重量2%的鹽到水裏，攪拌溶解后添加到罐中。

確保水足以覆蓋所有的蔬菜，不要讓蔬菜浮到水面上。你可以用一塊石頭壓蔬菜，如果你沒有，就拿一個塑膠袋，裝一些水，把它綁緊然後放在蔬菜上面把菜壓下去。

用蓋子密封罐子，並將其放在陰涼沒有光綫的地方2-3周，這一切都取決於天氣，如果天氣溫暖/熱，那麼它會發酵更快一些。如果天冷，那麼它可能需要4周才能變酸。如果你使用大白菜做那它的顏色將從淺綠色/黃色和白色變成美麗的黃色和白色。 如果你使用芥菜做，那麼顏色將從明亮的綠色變成棕綠色，就像上面圖片的樣子。

當你覺得它夠酸了，你可以把它拿出來，就分袋裝好放凍箱可保存長達一個月。它的味道是很順口的酸。我用它來做湯，加肉炒，或者直接炒酸菜就很好吃了。百 勝！

I love Chinese sour cabbage so much, but it is not always easy to find it from supermarkets. sometimes when I am lucky to find one they don’t taste quit right to me. So I started searching online for recipes. This one is easy and the result is so good. Only 3 basic ingredients: cabbage, cold water, and salt.

Quarter the cabbage, if it is dirty outside then clean it with running water. Add 2% salt (2% the weight of the vegetable), sprinkle over the cabbage. Let it marinate for 1-2 hours, water will come out of the cabbage so the vegetable will become soft.

Use a glass container with lid ( I don’t have one, so I used a big china mixing bowl), add the cabbage to the glass container or bowl, make sure add the water from the vegetable back to the container too.

If the water is not covering the cabbage, then add more water to it. Make sure add 2% of salt again to the water(2% the weight of the water). Get a big stone to press down the vegetable and leave it on top of the vegetable to make sure the vegetable is totally under the water ( again I don’t have a stone at home either, so I use a clear plastic bag to hold enough water in it to substitute it). Seal the container with the lid and leave it for 2-3 weeks in room temperature( I seal mine with plastic wrap). Depend on the temperature, the time will vary, I did it for 2 weeks and it was sour enough for me.

When it is sour enough for you, take it out of the water and squeeze the excess sour juice then put it in a zip lock bag and freeze it.

Mustard green 1 pound

Wash mustard green, and hang it over a hanger in a place that is Ventilated to dry for at least 8 hours or overnight until the vegetable is withered.

Add 1/3 to 1/2 tsp salt to the vegetable and knead it until it absorbs all the salt about 1-2 minutes. Leave it in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.

Cut the vegetable. Add 2-3 tbsps Pork lard to a cooking pan, heat up the cooking pan really hot, add the vegetable to it and stir, add 1tsp sugar and 1/2 tsp Chicken powder and mix well.

If you want it to be very spicy, only cook for 10 seconds from the second you add the vegetable to the cooking pan; if you want it to be mild, cook it 5 more seconds. If you cook it more than 15 seconds, it won’t be spicy at all.

Transfer all the vegetable to a container then cover with a plastic wrap right away to prevent it from browning.

芥菜 1 磅

菜洗乾净,並掛在衣架上放通風的地方晾至少8小時或過夜,直到蔬菜枯萎。

在芥菜中加入1/3至1/2茶匙的鹽搓揉大約1-2分鐘到所有鹽都被吸收。將其放在冰箱中至少 3 小時。

把菜切細。加2-3湯匙豬油到鍋中，鍋加熱都非常熱的時候加入蔬菜和1茶匙糖和1/2茶匙雞粉,並混合好。

如果你想它非常辣，從倒入鍋中那刻起只煮10秒鈡;如果你想它是一點辣的多煮5秒鈡。如果你煮超過15秒,它就不會辣了。

將所有芥菜倒到碗中,然後用塑料薄膜蓋起來,以防止其變黃。

Firmed Tofu 6 Oz.

White Mushroom 3 pieces

Scallion 1 piece

Cilantro 2 TBSP

Minced Garlic 1 clove

Slice tofu into 6 thin pieces, spread the tofu on top of some kitchen towel to dry the tofu.

Deep fry the tofu in hot oil for a few minutes or until the surface of tofu are harden.

Add 1tbsp oil in a skillet, add white part of scallion, sliced mushroom, garlic and cilantro to the oil and saute for a minute.

Add 1/3 cup water, 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1tbsp light soy sauce and the fried tofu to the skillet, and cook with lid on for about 4 minutes or until the juice is reduced.

老豆腐6盎司。

白蘑菇3只

蔥1條

香菜2湯匙

大蒜1粒切茸

把豆腐切成6薄片, 把豆腐鋪在廚紙上, 吸乾豆腐上的水。

用熱油炸豆腐幾分鐘, 或直到豆腐表面硬皮出現。

在平底鍋里加入1湯匙油, 在油中加入蔥白、蘑菇片、大蒜和香菜, 炒一分鐘。

加入半杯水, 半湯匙蠔油, 1 湯匙生抽和油炸豆腐到平底鍋, 加蓋子煮約 4分鐘, 或直到汁收乾。

I want to show you what I eat for Dinner today. People assume that I eat fancy food day and night and I am LUCKY so I never gain weight!!! Sadly I do gain weight and I can easily gain 3 pounds per week when I eat all I want.  At times I ate nothing at all for dinner and someone told me it will result in slower metabolism, so now I always eat something, it could be either fruits or vegetables. Do I cheat sometimes? LOl… Of course I do, when I can’t sleep in the middle of the night, instant noodles are my FAVORITE food. But I know better not to do it too often!! Here are some vegetables dishes!