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Dried Stem Lettuce with Chile Dressing

Name: Dried Stem Lettuce with Chile Dressing
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: dried gongcai stem lettuce; water; sesame seeds; chili powder; dried chile strips; garlic; hot oil; 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce; 1 spoonful oyster sauce; 2 spoonfuls vinegar; a little salt; sugar; chicken bouillon; Sichuan peppercorn oil

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Rehydrated dried stem lettuce is briefly blanched and tossed with a hot-oil garlic and chile dressing.

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Published 2026-10-12

Green gongcai pieces with chiles, garlic and sesame. — Dried Stem Lettuce with Chile Dressing

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

dried gongcai stem lettuce
water
sesame seeds
chili powder
dried chile strips
garlic
hot oil
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
1 spoonfuloyster sauce
2 spoonfulsvinegar
a littlesalt
sugar
chicken bouillon
Sichuan peppercorn oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Ingredient Notes

The source uses only a brief blanch to preserve crunch.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Rehydrate the dried gongcai, rinse and cut into short pieces. Boil for a little over 10 seconds as described in the source, then cool and drain.
02
Put sesame seeds, chili powder, dried chile strips and garlic in a bowl and pour over hot oil.
03
Add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, chicken bouillon and peppercorn oil.
04
Pour over the gongcai and toss.

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Cooking Method

Cold Tossing

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