糖醋酿苦瓜Sweet & Sour Bitter Melon

【Sweet & Sour Bitter Melon】
MaomaoMom

You got to try this Sweet & sour bitter melon, tender and savory meat filling with the delicious sweet and sour sauce, making bitter melon taste great. Summer time, it is great to eat some.

Prepare time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 7-8 minutes
Level: low
Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients:

Filling:
1) 200g extra lean ground pork;
2) 1 green onion, 1 small piece ginger (2g);
3) 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp premium dark soy sauce, 1 tsp corn starch, ¼ tsp chicken broth mix, 1/8 tsp ground white pepper;
Others:
4) 2 bitter melon (425g), stubby one is better;
5) 2 tsp avocado oil or other cooking oil, 1 tsp chopped green onion;
Sweet & sour sauce:
6) 1 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp premium soy sauce, 1/3 cup water (80g), 1 tsp corn starch, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp salt.

Directions see the video (Like this video, please subscribe and click like, thanks!):

1: Remove the root of green onion, rinse and dice finely. Mice the ginger. Combine all ingredients of Ingredient 1) to 3) in a bowl. Stir with a pair of chopsticks in one direction for about 2 minutes, until it becomes sticky, set aside. Sweet & sour sauce, combine all ingredients in Ingredient 5) in a small bowl.

2: Wash bitter melons, remove both ends and discard them. Cut into 1 cm thick discs, remove the inside of melon (see the video). Brush a large non-stick pan with 2 tsp cooking oil, arrange bitter melons circles in side. Fill each with meat filling.

3: Turn on the stove medium-high heat (6-7 for electric oven), cook for about 2-3 minutes until one side is brown. Turn over, cook for another minute. Add 1 tsp chopped green onion and Sweet & sour sauce.

4: Cover the lid and cook for a minute. Then remove the lid, turn over the bitter melon pieces, continue to cook until the sauce is thicken.

5: Transfer to a serving plate and serve warm, yummy.

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