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Pork Stuffed Bitter Melon

At a Glance

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
25 minutes
Total
35 minutes
Servings
4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Pork
  • Asian
  • Cantonese
  • Chinese
  • Steaming

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Shellfish
  • Sesame

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 518.4 per serving 2073.6 for selected servings
Fat 38.3g per serving 153.2g for selected servings
Sugar 1.4g per serving 5.6g for selected servings
Protein 32g per serving 128g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 6.2g per serving 24.8g for selected servings

This is an old family recipe that my mother made when I was a kid and dislike and now that I am over 50 years I make it for my family and the kid also not like it to bitter for their taste.

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Equipment

Wok, Bamboo steamer, Mixing bowl, Saucepan, Cutting board, Spoon

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs ground pork, with fat
  • 1 stalk green onion, minced
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
  • 2 tablespoons lee kum kee panda brand oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lee kum kee black bean paste
  • 3 tablespoons rice wine
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 medium bitter melons
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon lee kum kee panda brand oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • cornstarch roux

Instructions

  1. In a wok fill about one third of water and cover and bring to a boil.

  2. On a cutting broad slice the bitter melon lengthwise and remove the seeds with a spoon and set aside.

  3. In a mixing bowl combine pork, green onion, egg, salt, pepper, sugar, ginger, oyster sauce, wine and cornstarch and mix together and divide the pork mixture into four and place the pork mixture into each shell bitter melon and place into bamboo steamer and cover into the wok with the boiling water for 20 minutes.

  4. In a saucepan add in the chicken broth, oyster sauce, onion powder and sesame oil and bring to a boil add in some cornstarch roux for from a light sauce.

  5. After the bitter melon is steamed remove from the bamboo steamer and plate the bitter melon onto a serving plate and top with the sauce.

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