Mock Jalapenos (from my friend in another city here):
- Choose peppers: short smaller wrinkled green hot pepper. Wash 6-8 (or more depending on the pepper and size) wash and take stems off and slice across just like you get when you buy jalapenos in a jar (whole round pieces leaving the seeds in place)
- Put in a wide bottom bowl then pour the liquid (recipe below) over them and let them sit until cooled, then put them in a glass jar and refrigerate.
- Liquid recipe: bring to a boil 1 ½ cups of white vinegar and 1/3 cup of sugar and ½ tsp of salt. Boil until sugar is dissolved and while still hot pour over the peppers. Stores in frig up to a month.
- If you want more kick than the green lajiao (hot pepper) toss in a couple 'xiao mi la' (small hot peppers) cut in half with the other peppers or more if you like a lot of kick.
