Fresh pickled lettuce

Fresh pickled lettuce

Overview

This dish has a different taste and texture than the usual lettuce. It has the crispness of mustard but not as salty as mustard. It tastes great when mixed with coriander and sesame oil, and is particularly refreshing.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepare materials.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 1
  2. Peel the skin off the lettuce.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 2
  3. Slice the lettuce into 1 cm thick slices.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 3
  4. Marinate the cut lettuce with salt and stir once for half an hour. (Put a little more salt)

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 4
  5. Use your hands to grab it back and forth to squeeze out more water.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 5
  6. After the lettuce becomes soft, wrap it in gauze and squeeze out the water.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 6
  7. After squeezing out the water, press it with a heavy object on the gauze bag for 10 hours.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 7
  8. The pressed lettuce is now mustard.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 8
  9. Cut cilantro into sections and set aside.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 9
  10. Take a bowl of sauce, stir in sesame oil, minced garlic, chili oil, salt and sugar.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 10
  11. Add the bowl of juice to the pressed lettuce and stir evenly.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 11
  12. Finally add the coriander and stir.

    Fresh pickled lettuce step 12