Mrs. Ding’s Pao Cai (Chinese Pickles) : Foodwise

Name: Mrs. Ding’s Pao Cai (Chinese Pickles) : Foodwise
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons salt; 1 tablespoon sugar (Mrs. Ding uses malt sugar but granulated cane sugar works fine); 3 slices fresh ginger (to taste); 2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns (to taste); 5 dried chilies (to taste); 2 black cardamom pods (to taste); 1 teaspoon dried or shredded licorice (optional)

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Discover the art of Pao Cai, a Chinese style of fermenting vegetables. Make this recipe from Fermentation Journeys by Sandor Katz.

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon sugar (Mrs. Ding uses malt sugar but granulated cane sugar works fine)
3 slices fresh ginger (to taste)
2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns (to taste)
5 dried chilies (to taste)
2 black cardamom pods (to taste)
1 teaspoon dried or shredded licorice (optional)