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Hakka Stuffed Bitter Melon Recipe
Today I must share with you the amazing Hakka Stuffed Bitter Melon! It's a true classic of Hakka cuisine. The bright green Bitter Melon filled with tender meat filling may look simple, but its taste is extraordinary.
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
- ·1 Bitter Melon
- ·200g Ground pork
Seasonings
- ·20g Corn starch
- ·5g Sugar
- ·15g Light soy sauce
- ·15g Oyster sauce
- ·5g White pepper powder
- ·3g Salt
- ·1 Egg white
DIRECTIONS
Step 1
Process Bitter Melon:
Cut the Bitter Melon into small sections of 2-3 centimeters.
Then use a small spoon to scoop out the pulp of the Bitter Melon and try to scrape off the internal white part as clean as possible because this part is relatively bitter.
Step 2
Blanch Bitter Melon:
Add a little salt and oil to boiling water.
Put the Bitter Melon sections into boiling water and blanch for 1-2 minutes. Take them out and drain off the water.
The purpose of blanching is to remove the bitterness of Bitter Melon so that it will not be too hard in taste.
Step 3
Make stuffing:
Put the cut pork dices into a bowl, add 3 grams of salt, 5 grams of white pepper powder, 10 grams of starch and an egg white.
Then mix well by hand until the stuffing becomes sticky.
Step 4
Take a section of Bitter Melon and smear a circle of starch around the cavity of the Bitter Melon.
Step 5
Use chopsticks to pick up an appropriate amount of stuffing and slowly fill it into the Bitter Melon section. Try to fill and compact the stuffing as much as possible.
When filling, pay attention not to break the Bitter Melon. It's also okay if the stuffing is a little higher than the Bitter Melon section.
Step 6
Prepare a bowl of sauce:
Pour 10 grams of starch, 200 milliliters of water, 15 grams of light soy sauce, 15 grams of oyster sauce and 5 grams of white granulated sugar into the bowl.
Stir well and set aside.
Step 7
Fry Bitter Melon
Heat the pan with cold oil. Put the Bitter Melon sections into the pan with the stuffing side down.
Fry slowly over medium-low heat until the surface of the stuffing turns golden.
During frying, shake the pan from time to time to prevent sticking.
After frying one side, turn over and fry the other side of the Bitter Melon until the surface of the Bitter Melon is slightly wrinkled and the color darkens.
Be a little patient. I fried for about 15 minutes.
Step 8
After both sides are colored, pour in the prepared sauce.
Step 9
Simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes until the Bitter Melon is thoroughly cooked and the stuffing is completely cooked.