Spicy & Sour Shredded Potato (酸辣土豆丝)

Ingredients:

• 2 medium-sized potatoes or 1 large potato
• 1 Tsp White vinegar
• 1/4 of Green Bell Pepper 
• 1 Stalk of Green Onion
• 1/2 tsp Sichuan Peppercorn
• 7 Dried Chilli Pepper
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp rice vinegar or black vinegar
• 1 tsp salt - adjust to your taste
• 3 Tsp oil

Preparation:

1. Peel potato(es) and julienne it.  In a big bowl, add water and 1 Tsp of white vinegar. Soak shredded potatoes in it to prevent its color from browning
2. Julienne green bell pepper.  Green bell pepper could be replaced with other desired color bell pepper such as yellow, orange, red, etc.
3. Halve the green onion to divide the green part and the white part.  Slice the white part and set aside.  For the green part, cut them into about 1.5 length.
4. Drain the shredded potato right before cooking

Putting Everything Together:

1. In a wok on medium high heat, add oil.  Add sichuan peppercorn and dried chilli pepper and stir fry them for a couple of seconds.  Make sure dried chilli peppers do not get burnt. Remove them from the oil and set aside.
2. Add the sliced green onion (white portion) to the wok and stir fry them for a couple of seconds.
3. Add shredded potato to the wok and thoroughly stir fry it on the high heat for about 30 seconds.
4. Add shredded green bell peppers and stir fry them.
5. Add rice or black vinegar, sugar and salt and stir fry thoroughly.  
6. Add the dried chilli peppers and julienne green onions to the wok right before the cooking is done.
7. Transfer to the plate and serve.

Important: From step#2 through step#6, it should only take about 1 minute or two to keep the crispness of shredded potato.  The more you put in the wok, the softer it will become.