Mince Pork 4.0 – Stuffed Bitter Melon with Minced Pork June 3, 2009

 What can i say about bitter melon, it is bitter.  ha ha very funny. it is well known that bitter melon is use for treating indigestion and diabetes.

I have always thought bitter melon is green or dark green in colour, however on my recent visit to Taiwan, there is also white bitter melon.

Stuffed Bitter Melon with Minced Pork

Bitter Melon

If you do not like bitter melon, you can replace cucumber using the recipe below.

Ingredients

• 200g mince pork
• 1 tbsp mince ginger
• 1 tbsp mince garlic
• 1 tbsp slice spring onion
• 1 tbsp rice wine
• 1/2 egg
• 1.5 tbsp potato starch
• 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 medium size bitter melon

Sauce (mix well in a bowl)

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 5 tbsp water
• 1/2 tsp chicken powder
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• pinch of white pepper
• 1 tbsp potato starch solution (1 tsp potato starch + 1 tbsp water)

Bitter Melon Ring

Coated Bitter Melon Ring

uncooked bitter melon

 Preparations

• cut bitter melon into ring about 2cm width, remove inner seed. add boiling water into pot, add bitter melon in, blanch for 2 minute on low heat and then put bitter melon in cold water then strain it out.
• mix mince pork and all other ingredients together, make sure that it is blended thoroughly
• Coat the inner part of bitter melon ring with potato starch/cornstarch  and place it on a plate then scope a spoonful of mince pork mixture in each ring, do not overfill.
• start steaming for 15 minutes, after 15 minutes, turn off the heat
• In a saucepan ,pour  in any excess liquid from the plate, add premix sauces in and turn off heat as sauces has thicken. Scoop sauces on top of bitter melon.

Stuffed Bitter Melon with Minced Pork

Enjoy

Arale79

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