Pickled Mustard Green (vietnamese Kimchi)

Total Time: 96 hrs Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 72 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs mustard greens
• 1 bunch scallion
• 4 cups water
• 5 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 cut mustard greens and scallions into 1 1/2 inch lengths.
• 2 wash well and let them dry in the sun for a day, or till when they look dry and shrunk a little (in hanoi, that might take only 4 hours in june:p).
• 3 combine water, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
• 4 put in greens and scallions.
• 5 use another bowl or chopping board (anything heavy) to keep the vegetables submerged in the water.
• 6 cover bowl and put in a warm place for 2-3 days.
• 7 afterwards, transfer into a jar and refrigerate.
• 8 it can last for a good 3 months in the refrigerator.