Cold Onion

Chinese name: 爽口洋葱 (shuǎng kǒu yáng cōng)  Characteristics: Cold onion tastes crispy, sweet, sour and a little bit hot, with pure and fresh color.  Onion is a popular vegetable all over the world. It can be either made into warm dishes through stir-frying or just simply used as a cold dish without boiling or blanching. Cold Onion is a good choice during hot summer days, helping to whet one's appetite whilst keeping your internal organs cool as a medicinal tonic.

Ingredients:  1 onion, 200g  1 red chili and 1 yellow chili parsley  sesame oil  white vinegar  mustard oil  chicken essence (chicken stock/bouillon)  salt  white sugar Note: the amount of the ingedients especially the seasonings listed above can be appropriately used according to one's personal taste.

Preparation:  A. Remove the outer skin from the onion, and wash the remaining bulb. Cut it into strips, and place onto a plate;  B. Remove the roots of the parsley, and wash them. Cut them into sections of 2-3 cm, and place onto a separate plate;  C. Remove the stems and seeds of the chili, and wash them. Cut them into shreds, and place onto another plate.

Methods:

Step 1: Taking a bowl or a small basin. Add the salt, white sugar, white vinegar,  sesame oil, mustard oil, and chicken essence, and then stir well with the teaspoon.

Step 2: Add the onion shreds, parsley sections and chili shreds to a mixing bowl. Pour the seasoning juice prepared in step 1 onto the vegetable shreds, and stir them well with chopsticks or a teaspoon (spatula).

Pour this mixture onto a dish, garnish with a little parsley leaf spray and serve to table. Cold Onion is ready.

source:http://www.travelchinaguide.com/tour/food/chinese-cooking/cold-onion.htm