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Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup

Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup

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Bitter melon soup for the first chilly days of the season: a humble soup that carries deep meaning for the Vietnamese people.
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Ingredients
4
Time
45 minutes
Servings
2
Level
Easy
Ingredients
Minced pork 200 g
Bitter melons 2 piece
Spring onions 1 stalk
Coriander 1 sprig
Implementation Steps
01
- Wash the spring onions and separate the white parts from the green leaves.
- Finely mince the white parts and mix with the minced pork, a little pepper and fish sauce.
02
- Scoop out the bitter melon seeds and soak the melons in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes to reduce the bitterness.
- Bring a pot of water to the boil and blanch the bitter melons for about 2 minutes to further reduce the bitterness, then lift out and drain.
03
- Once the bitter melons have cooled a little, stuff them with the pork, packing it in tightly so it doesn't fall out during cooking.
- Finely chop the spring onion greens.
04
- Bring a pot of water to the boil, add the bitter melons and cook until done.
- Season with 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
05
- When the bitter melons are cooked, lift them out and cut into pieces.
- Return them to the pot with the spring onions and coriander, cook for another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Your dish is done.
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