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Meats, Grains, Eggs Chinese Ceideburg 2, Chinese, Pork 2 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2 lb Pork, ground [I minced it
with cleavers. S.C.]
4 Fresh water chestnuts
peeled and finely minced
1 t Minced fresh ginger root
2 T Minced scallion
1 1/2 T Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Sugar
1 T Thin soy sauce
1 Egg, lightly beaten
1 t Cornstarch
2 Bitter melons, about 3/4 to
1 lb.
2 T Peanut oil
2 t Minced garlic
1 1/2 T Fermented black beans
1 T Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
3/4 c Chicken broth
Salt to taste
1/2 t Cornstarch mixed with 1
teaspoon cold chicken
broth
1 T Sesame oil
From Ken Hom's book
Chinese Technique.

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the stuffing ingredients in a large bowl.  Mix them
thoroughly. The hands are the best tool for this job.  Cut the bitter
melon into 1-inch slices; discard the end pieces. With  a paring knife,
trim out the insides.  Lift them out.  Stuff the  cavity of each slice
with a generous spoonful of stuffing.  Arrange the stuffed pieces of
vegetable on a plate and set the plate  on a trivet in a wok over
enough hot water to come within 1 inch of  the plate. Cover the wok and
steam the food for 20 minutes.  Remove  the platter and trivet.  In a
separate wok or pan, prepare the sauce.  First heat 2 tablespoons
peanut oil.  Add the garlic and fermented black beans, stir for a
minute, then add the Shaoxing wine, chicken stock and salt.  Add the
liquid that results from the steaming of the melon.  Bring the  mixture
to a boil. Thicken with the dissolved cornstarch and flavor  with
sesame oil.  Pour the sauce over the bitter melons and serve.  Serves 2
as a main course.  NOTE:  Hom makes no mention of blanching although
another bitter melon  recipe in another book does say that it will cut
the bitterness.  Posted by Stephen Ceideburg; February 25 1991.  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/cberg2.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 633
Calories From Fat: 437
Total Fat: 48.6g
Cholesterol: 158.8mg
Sodium: 3279.9mg
Potassium: 1009.7mg
Carbohydrates: 12.1g
Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 5.3g
Protein: 35.5g


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