Name: Deep-Fried Simmered Winter Melon
Ingredients: 5 Dried black mushrooms; 1 lb Wedge of winter melon; 2 tb Smoked ham; Oil for deep-frying; 1/2 c Stock; 2 tb Oyster sauce; 2 ts Cornstarch; 2 ts Water; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Sugar; 1 ds Pepper

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Chinese	Vegetable	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

5		Dried black mushrooms
1	lb	Wedge of winter melon
2	tb	Smoked ham
		Oil for deep-frying
1/2	c	Stock
2	tb	Oyster sauce
2	ts	Cornstarch
2	ts	Water
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Sugar
1	ds	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Soak dried mushrooms.
2. Peel and seed winter melon wedge; then cut crosswise in half. Cut soaked
mushrooms in half. Shred ham.
3. Heat oil and separately deep-fry each winter melon section until golden.
Drain on paper toweling: Let cool; then cut in 3/4-inch sections.
4. Bring stock to a boil. Add winter melon and soaked mushrooms; simmer,
covered, 10 minutes. Then stir in oyster sauce to blend.
5. Transfer melon and mushrooms to a serving platter, leaving liquids in
pan. Blend cornstarch, cold water, salt, sugar and pepper to a paste; then
stir in to thicken liquids. Pour sauce over melon and mushrooms. Garnish
with shredded ham and serve.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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