Pickled Chili Crush

Pickled Chili Crush

　　Pickled Chili Crush:

　　 Another form of pickled chili, which involves chopping the chilies into small pieces and then mixing them with fermented rice flour to pickle. Varieties include pickled red chili crush, pickled green chili crush, and pickled colorful chili crush. The preparation process involves placing 5 kilograms of fresh chilies in a wooden barrel and chopping them into small bits. Then, 4 kilograms of long-grain rice and 4 kilograms of glutinous rice are stir-fried until fragrant, ground into a fine powder, seasoned with refined salt to taste, and mixed well with the chopped chilies. This mixture is then packed into a jar, sealed with straw or bamboo leaves, and turned upside down. After 20–30 days, it’s ready. It can be steamed and eaten directly or further cooked by steaming, then stir-frying, pan-frying, or deep-frying.