How to Cook Super Delicious Bitter Melon and Tilapia Hotpot, Easy to Make at Home

How to make Bitter Melon Hotpot with Tilapia

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  Prepare ingredients

  First, clean the bitter melon with salt water, then rinse with clean water. Next, cut it in half, remove the seeds, and slice it into thin diagonal pieces.

  For the green onions, trim the roots, then wash them thoroughly and chop them into small pieces.

  Pork bones should be soaked in salt water for about 5 minutes, then rinsed with clean water and drained.

  

  

  
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  Cook the hotpot

  Blanch the pork bones in boiling water, then remove them and place them into a pot. Place the pot on the stove, add water and a package of pho spice mix into the pot, and simmer for 30 – 45 minutes to extract the sweetness from the bones.

  Next, season with 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder + 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, wait for the water to boil, then add the green onions.

  Finally, form the tilapia fish paste into balls and add them to the pot.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  So the bitter melon catfish hotpot is now complete. The bitter melon has a bitter taste that blends with the sweet and fragrant catfish cake, which is chewy and delicious.

  When eating, you should combine it with boiling water, then add the bitter melon to the pot, pairing the hotpot with noodles to ensure everyone who tastes it will praise its deliciousness.