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Easy Chinese Recipes – Stuffed Bitter Gourd

By Justina Lee

My kids think I'm crazy when I tell them bitter gourds are delicious. Well, I don't blame them – bitter gourd can evoke the most negative reactions among many people. The taste of this zucchini-like squash can surely make kids scream with disgust. However, bitter gourd isn't that horrible tasting as many seem to believe. When cooked right using various sauces, bitter gourd can actually be quite tasty.

Today we're making a quick and easy, delicious kids friendly bitter gourd dish. The pork-and-shrimp combo, oyster sauce and plum sauce will play down its acerbity to give a good balance of taste.

Stuffed Bitter Gourd Recipe

(serves 4)

Ingredients:

1 bitter gourd, cored and sliced thickly

200 grams minced pork

100 grams shrimps, shelled and minced

1 small carrot, finely chopped

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tablespoon cooking oil

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 tablespoon plum sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

1½ soy sauce

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 cup water

pepper, to taste

1 tablespoon chopped spring onion

How to cook Chinese-style stuffed bitter gourd

Place minced pork and shrimp in a mixing bowl; add 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper. Mix well and leave to marinate for 20 minutes.

Combine marinated pork mixture with chopped carrot and onion. Mix well.

Stuff the sliced bitter gourd with mixture. Set aside.

Heat cooking oil in a skillet, fry garlic until fragrant. Pour in water and bring to a boil.

Add stuffed bitter gourd and reduce heat to low; let bitter gourd simmer until cooked but not too soft.

Add seasonings; transfer to a serving plate.

Sprinkle chopped spring onion before serving. Enjoy with steamed jasmine rice.

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