Chinese Recipe : Spicy Chinese Cabbage Pickle

Ingredients:

• 250g long white Chinese cabbage
  
• 1 tbsp salt
  
• 3 red chillies, de-seeded and shredded
  
• 2.5 cm ginger, finely shredded
  
• 4 tbsp sugar
  
• 4 tbsp white rice vinegar
  
• 1 tbsp cooking oil

Directions:

1. Wash and dry cabbage leaves and cut into pieces about 6 cm x 2 cm.
2. Put in a bowl, sprinkle with salt, mix and leave for 1 hour.
3. Drain and discard any liquid.
4. In a clean, dry bowl, combine cabbage with all other ingredients, except oil.
5. Put into a clean glass jar.
6. Heat oil and pour over the cabbage.
7. When cool, cover tightly and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 days.