What Is Chinkiang vinegar and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with chinkiang vinegar? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 7 recipes to put it to work.

Recipes using chinkiang vinegar

There are 7 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Hot & Sour Cabbage

Quick, easy and tasty! The stir-fried cabbage can be served with steamed rice or crusty bread.

Cauliflower with Beef Szechwan Style

Sherry-marinated beef stir-fried with cauliflower, roll-cut carrots, and black mushrooms in a Szechuan peppercorn sauce with black bean paste and Chinkiang vinegar. Authentic wok cooking with serious depth of flavor.

Cold Shredded Vegetables with Chicken

Stunning Chinese shredded vegetable and chicken platter with wood ear fungus, egg strips, and a ginger-mustard sesame dressing. A composed cold salad that looks as spectacular as it tastes.

Spicy Cold Noodles with Chicken

Chinese cold noodles tossed with shredded steamed chicken, slivered egg crepes, and scallions in a soy-chili oil dressing with Chinkiang vinegar and ginger. A refreshing, spicy summer noodle dish.

Chinese: Cold Shredded Vegetables with Chicke

A stunning cold Chinese platter of shredded vegetables, wood ear fungus, egg strips, and hand-pulled chicken, layered and dressed in a mustard-ginger-sesame-Chinkiang vinegar sauce. A showpiece salad for special occasions.

Chinese Spicy Cold Noodles with Chicken

Cold chewy noodles with shredded chicken and silky egg strips in spicy Sichuan dressing. This make-ahead Chinese salad is perfect for hot summer nights, ready in an hour.

Sichuan Style Tofu with Mushrooms

Great tofu with mushroom recipes, so delicious, we all love it.

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