STUFFED BITTER MELON SOUP (canh khổ qua dồn thịt)
Serves: 4 Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time: about 60 mins
Ingredients:
3 bitter melons (1lb/450g)
200 (7 oz) ground pork
6 dried wood ear fungus
28g (1oz) glass noodles
2 teaspoons minced shallots
1 teaspoons stock granules (optional)
½ teaspoon salt
5 sprigs scallions, minced
3 sprigs cilantro, minced
Recipe:
1. Wash
2. Soak glass noodles in water for 10 minutes, then cut into 1 inch lengths.
3. Mix ground pork, fungi, glass noodles, minced shallots, 1 teaspoon of stock granules, litter salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper
4. Wash bitter melons well. Use a knife to cut along one side of each bitter melon to remove their flesh. Scald bitter melons in boiling water. Pick up and carefully stuff them with mixed pork
5. Boil 1.5 liters of water. Add stuffed bitter melons and cook over medium heat for 40 minutes. Season with stock granules and a little salt. Sprinkle with scallions, remove from heat.
6. When serving, cut stuffed bitter melons 1 inch – thick slices. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves and pepper.