This crisp, tangy condiment combining pickled bean sprouts and carrots with fresh chives is a perfect accompaniment to the Pork Egg Stew dish or any meat dish.
Ingredients
4cupswater
2cupswhite vinegar
⅔cupsugar
2Tbspkosher salt
4cupsbean sprouts
4cupscarrots, peeled, julienned thin
1cupgarlic chives , or regular chives cut into one inch pieces
1cupwhole Thai chili peppers, optional
Instructions
In a saucepan, boil water, vinegar and sugar.
Turn off heat once sugar is dissolved.
Put vinegar mix in the freezer for one hour so it’s ice cold. The cold mix will make the veggies extra crunchy!
Add salt to veggie mix and mix it in thoroughly.
Let veggie mix sit in the fridge for one hour, then rinse with water.
Pour cold vinegar mix into the bowl of veggies and thoroughly mix together.
Transfer to a pickling jar and let it refrigerate for at least 24 hours before eating.
Notes
This will keep for a month or so if uncontaminated. Meaning no double dipping. I love to eat this with Vietnamese Pork Egg Stew or pork chops, etc.