Chinese home cooking

Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes

Name: Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: yellow potatoes; green pepper; dried chiles; garlic; scallion whites and greens; 1 spoonful during cooking, 1 before serving rice vinegar or fragrant vinegar; 1 spoonful light soy sauce; 1 small spoonful salt; cooking oil

酸辣土豆丝 · Suān là tǔ dòu sī

Rinsed potato shreds are quickly stir-fried with green pepper, dried chiles and two additions of vinegar.

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Also known as Chinese shredded potato stir-fry · Suan La Tu Dou Si.

Published 2026-10-12

Fine yellow potato shreds with green pepper and red chile pieces. — Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes

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About This Recipe

This hot and sour shredded potato stir-fry starts by rinsing the potato strips until the water runs clear, soaking them for 10 minutes and draining them well. Vinegar is added in two stages: once while stir-frying and again near the end with the scallion greens.

Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

yellow potatoes
green pepper
dried chiles
garlic
scallion whites and greens
1 spoonful during cooking, 1 before servingrice vinegar or fragrant vinegar
1 spoonfullight soy sauce
1 small spoonfulsalt
cooking 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 rinses and soaks the potato shreds to remove surface starch.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Julienne the potatoes, rinse 2–3 times until the water runs clear, soak in fresh water for 10 minutes and drain thoroughly.
02
Heat oil and gently fry dried chiles, garlic and scallion whites.
03
Add potato shreds and stir-fry over high heat.
04
Drizzle the first vinegar measure around the edge of the pan and add light soy sauce.
05
When the potato shreds change color and soften, about 2 minutes in the source, add green pepper strips and salt. Stir-fry until cooked.
06
Finish with the second vinegar measure and scallion greens and toss quickly.

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Cooking Method

Stir-Fry ↗

FAQ

Do I need to rinse the shredded potatoes?

Yes. This method rinses them 2–3 times until the water runs clear, soaks them in fresh water for 10 minutes, and drains them thoroughly before stir-frying.

When is the vinegar added?

Add the first measure around the edge of the pan during stir-frying. Add the second measure near the end with the scallion greens, then toss quickly.

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