A Mexican standoff is a confrontation between two or more parties in which no participant can proceed or retreat without being exposed to danger. As a result, all participants need to maintain the strategic tension, which remains unresolved until some outside event makes it possible to resolve it.
Steps. 1  1. Prepare the cabbage for canning. 2  2. Rinse the cabbage under cool water in a strainer, then drain the cabbage on cloth or paper towel lined trays for 6 hours. 3  3. Prepare pickling liquid.  4. Clean 7 glass quart (946mL) canning jars and metal lids with soap and hot 1  water. 5. Pack the clean jars with the cabbage.
1 make the dumplings In a large bowl, combine the cabbage with the pork, chives, ginger, soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil, salt and 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil. 2  Gently stir, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Steam the cabbage until tender, 20 to 25 minutes. 2  Transfer to a colander to cool, then squeeze out as much excess liquid as possible. 3  Finely chop the cabbage. 4  make the dumplings In a large bowl, combine the cabbage with the pork, chives, ginger, soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil, salt and 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil.