Sun-dried fried chilies with glutinous rice flour

Sun-dried fried chilies with glutinous rice flour

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A crispy snack from southern China: small, split chili peppers, coated in a sticky, salty rice flour, steamed, then dried in the sun for three days before…

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Dried bell peppers are a popular seasoning in cooking, used for their unique flavor and nutritional benefits. Here is a simple and effective recipe for making them at home.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting72 hr
  • Total72 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsun-drying, deep-frying
  • Estimated cost$8.68 $1.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $7.67
  • $0.04
  • $0.73
  • $0.24

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Choose small, firm chili peppers, wash them, and make a slit in each one with scissors to prevent them from exploding during frying.
  2. Coat them evenly with salted, sticky rice flour, then steam them for a few minutes.
  3. Let them dry in the sun for 2 to 3 hours each day for about 3 days.
  4. Fry them in oil at 170 °C: they are ready to be eaten.

The bill

Sun-dried fried chilies with glutinous rice flour

  • 300 g of firm, small chili peppers$7.67
  • 1 teaspoon of fine salt$0.04
  • 100 g of glutinous rice flour$0.73
  • oil for deep frying$0.24

Total$8.68

that's $1.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g of firm, small chili peppers
  • 1 teaspoon of fine salt
  • 100 g of glutinous rice flour
  • oil for deep frying

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