Dưa Giá (Pickled Bean Sprouts)

Ingredients:

• Bean sprouts
• Garlic chives (hẹ)
• One carrot 
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups vinegar
• 2 cups water
• 1 bundle of green onion chopped in 3 inch pieces
• 1-2 shallots vertically sliced

1. Wash the bean sprouts and garlic chives. 
2. Peel carrot skin and use a big peeler to make thin carrot strips.
3. In a bowl, combine the bean sprouts, garlic chives, carrot strips, and green onion. 
   
4. In an airtight container, add the sugar, vinegar, and water. (This is a 1:1:1 ratio!) Stir until sugar is dissolved.
5. Put chopped shallots into the container and submerge the vegetables. Make sure your mixture covers the vegetables. 
   
6. Use a small plate to lay on top of the submerged vegetables. 
   
7. Put the lid on the container and leave on the counter for 3-4 hours.