chinese celery

This otherwise simple salad, adapted from a dish at Szechuan Gourmet in Manhattan, may require a trip to a Chinese market for Szechuan peppercorns and pressed tofu. And you’ll need to make your own chili oil! But here’s the thing. The effort, which really isn’t much more than difficult shopping, produces an elegant dish that is worth whatever shoe leather or mileage you’ll expend getting the ingredients together. It is astonishingly good. And we’ll even allow one substitution. You can use regular celery instead of the Chinese version!

Sichuan Celery and Tofu Salad

peanut oil

cinnamon, 3 inches long

cloves

coriander seeds

cumin seeds

star anise

Sichuan peppercorns

red chile flakes,

Salt

Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; when it simmers, add ginger, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and chili flakes. Remove from heat and let sit until cool, at least 1 hour and preferably 2 or 3. Strain oil into a bowl or jar and discard spices.

Put a pot of salted water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add celery and blanch for about a minute; drain in colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.

Layer celery and tofu on serving plates, drizzle with chili oil and sprinkle with salt.

Mark Bittman prepares spicy orange chili oil for a simple Chinese salad.

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