Pickled Asian Pears (wor Mei Lei)

Total Time: 72 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 72 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs pears, very hard, barely ripe
• 1 1/3 cups chinese rice vinegar (can substitute distilled vinegar ( cider vinegar not recommended (adds too much apple flaovor)
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 peel, wash, and dry the pears (julienne if you choose to -- ).
• 2 place all the remaining ingredients in an oversize glass jar.
• 3 mix well (non-metallic utensil, wood preferred) to ensure all the ingredients are dissolved.
• 4 add the pears to the jar, mix again, and cover tightly.
• 5 keep in refrigerator, undisturbed, for at least 3 days before use.
• 6 these pears will keep refrigerated for at least 6 months.