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Homemade Hunan Salted Chilies Duo Jiao
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Homemade Hunan Salted Chilies (Duo Jiao - 剁椒)

Hunan salted chilies or “duo jiao” is a signature Hunan Chinese staple. Find out how to make it at home with just four ingredients!
Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes
Fermentation time14 days
Total Time14 days 1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 16
Calories: 16kcal
Author: Bill

Ingredients

  • 18 ounces medium hot red chili peppers (such as red cherry peppers, red jalapeño, red anaheim, or fresno chilies)
  • 8 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 tablespoons clear rice wine (米酒 - mijiu)
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Instructions

  • Wash your peppers thoroughly. Let them dry in a colander or wipe them with a clean kitchen towel.
  • Remove the stems, seeds, and veins of the peppers. If you want your duo jiao to be very spicy, you can skip this step and chop the entire pepper minus the stems (tread carefully!).
  • Use a sharp cleaver or knife to chop the peppers like you would for a relish—it should be a rough chop, not a fine mince. Transfer the peppers to a clean bowl.
  • Add the salt, sugar and clear rice wine. Mix everything thoroughly, and cover the bowl with a clean overturned plate. Let the chopped peppers sit in the brine for 1 hour.
  • Next, transfer the peppers to a medium sized canning jar. There should be a ½ inch of room at the top of the jar for liquid to come out of the peppers during the fermentation period.
  • Fold a piece of plastic wrap into a square (4 layers) to fit over the jar, and press the plastic into the jar to eliminate as much air as possible between the plastic and the brined peppers.
  • Seal the jar and leave in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks. After fermenting the Hunan chopped peppers for 2 weeks at room temperature, refrigerate. At this point, they should be ready to eat but they will keep in the refrigerator for months as long as you use clean utensils when scooping out the peppers to use.

Notes

Make sure your jar, bowl, cutting board and utensils are disinfected and clean to prevent contamination.
You may also want to use food-grade gloves when preparing this recipe if your skin is sensitive. Do not touch your face or eyes after chopping the peppers!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1164mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 344IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg