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Pickled Mustard Greens

Ingredients

Makes generous 2 cups

2 10-ounce packages pickled mustard greens (such as Caravelle brand cai chua)*
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 red jalapeño chile, seeded, chopped
  1. Step 1

    Rinse greens. Fill large bowl with cold water. Add greens and soak 10 minutes. Drain greens; rinse and drain again. Cut out and discard core from greens, then coarsely chop leaves (will yield about 3 1/2 cups).

    Step 2

    Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds. Add chopped greens. Stir 3 minutes. Sprinkle sugar over, then 1/4 teaspoon salt; stir to blend. Mix in jalapeño chile; stir 1 minute. Transfer to bowl and cool. DO AHEAD:Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate.

  2. Step 3

    • Also known as preserved kohlrabi or mustard cabbage; sold at Asian markets.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 75.3 kcal calories
67.2 % calories from fat
5.7 g fat
0.4 g saturated fat
0 mg cholesterol
5.6 g carbohydrates
1.9 g dietary fiber
3.5 g total sugars
3.7 g net carbohydrates
1.6 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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  • This was pretty decent and goes really well with the Sichuan beef noodle soup. I would agree with some of the readers, though, that as currently written, the dish is far too sweet. I added a teaspoon of sugar and that worked well for me. For other readers, I would suggest adding a little bit of sugar and tasting to see if any additional sugar was needed-this way you don't wind up with a dish that is sweeter than what you'd like.

    • antonys1

    • New York, NY

    • 2/18/2012

  • Why is this called "pickled?" I skipped over looking for something with vinegar!

    • jkrauss1

    • 9/30/2011

  • I thought this was good, but not great. It was a little too sweet and the texture was not that desirable. I served over brown rice.

    • Anonymous

    • Denver

    • 3/24/2010

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