Pickled Napa Cabbage Carrots And Snow Peas Food

PICKLED NAPA CABBAGE, CARROTS, AND SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Bring vinegar, sugar, ginger, salt, garlic, and cloves to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat and let steep, uncovered, 30 minutes. Discard cloves.
• While pickling liquid steeps, blanch carrots in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water 30 seconds, then transfer with a large slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Lift out carrots with slotted spoon and drain in a colander. Transfer to paper towels and pat dry.
• Blanch snow peas in same pot of boiling water 30 seconds, then transfer to ice water, drain, and pat dry in same manner. Cut each snow pea lengthwise into 4 strips.
• Blanch cabbage in same pot of boiling water 5 seconds, then transfer to ice water, drain, and pat dry.
• Just before serving, toss vegetables with pickling liquid and chile in a large bowl.

CARROTS AND SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron skillet or wok, stir-fry carrots in butter for 3 minutes Add the snow peas, shallot and salt; stir-fry 2 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in sherry; heat through.

PICKLED NAPA CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large heatproof bowl, combine cabbage, cucumber, and onion.
• In a medium saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups water, vinegar, sugar, and salt; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve salt and sugar. Immediately pour over vegetables; using a dinner plate, press down on vegetables until they are submerged.
• Let cool to room temperature; transfer vegetables and liquid to an airtight container, and refrigerate up to 2 weeks. Use as you would sauerkraut or pickles, such as in Open-Face Ham Reuben Sandwiches.

SLICED CARROTS AND SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Peel and trim the carrots and slice them thin.
• Place the carrots in a saucepan and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 minute. Add the snow peas. Return to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Drain.
• In a nonstick skillet, melt the butter and add the olive oil. Add the sesame seeds. Cook, stirring until lightly browned; add the carrots and the snow peas, the cumin and the scallions. Check for seasoning, and saute, stirring, for 1 minute.

SNOW PEA AND CARROT SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute snow peas in butter for 3 minutes.
• Add carrots and garlic and continue to saute for 1-2 minutes longer or until veggies are crisp-tender.
• Add honey, salt and pepper and heat through. Serve immediately.

PICKLED NAPA CABBAGE

Steps:

• Toss together cabbage, carrot, and salt in a bowl. Put kombu in a narrow straight-sided container (5 to 6 inches in diameter) and top with cabbage mixture. Cut a piece of cardboard to fit just inside container and enclose it in a sealable plastic bag. Top cabbage with plastic-covered round and stack 4 to 6 pounds of canned goods on top to weight it. Chill weighted cabbage at least 3 hours.
• Discard kombu. Squeeze excess liquid from cabbage and toss with shiso.

SNOW PEA AND NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, blanch snow peas 15 seconds, strain and transfer to a bowl of ice water to shock. Drain and slice thin. Combine with cabbage, carrot, bell pepper and green onion.
• Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Pour over vegetables, toss and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.