Stuffed bitter melon soup is a refreshing dish that is not bitter at all, making it a great suggestion for your family meal today. Let’s join TasteVN get cooking and prepare this delicious and simple soup dish right now!
1. Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup For 3 people
Bitter melon 3 pieces Minced meat 200 gr Wood ear mushrooms 50 gr Duck egg 1 piece Pork broth 800 ml Shallots 1 bulb Garlic 2 cloves Common seasonings a little (sugar/ salt/ seasoning powder/ pepper)
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How to prepare Bitter Melon Soup with Stuffed Meat
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the bitter melon, cut it in half, and use a spoon to scoop out the inner flesh. To reduce the bitterness, soak the bitter melon in cold water for 10 – 15 minutes, then remove and drain.
Soak the wood ear mushrooms until they are soft, wash them, remove the stems, and chop them finely.
For the garlic and shallots, peel them and mince finely.
Remove the roots from the herbs, wash them clean. Chop the green onions finely for garnish.
Tip: If you prefer to stuff the whole fruit, you can use a knife to make a straight cut down the side of the bitter melon, then gently use a spoon to scrape out the flesh.
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Marinate the filling and stuff the bitter melon
Mix the meat with the wood ear mushrooms, minced shallots, minced garlic, 1 duck egg, and seasonings including 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder.
Let it sit for 10 – 15 minutes for the meat to absorb the spices.
Take an adequate amount of filling, use a spoon to gradually fill the bitter melon, and gently press to pack the filling tightly.
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Cook the bitter melon
Put a pot on the stove, add 800ml of broth and 1 teaspoon of salt, when the water boils, add the bitter melon and season with 2 teaspoons of seasoning. You can adjust according to your family’s taste.
Cook for about 40 minutes until the bitter melon is soft, turn off the heat. Serve the soup in a bowl, sprinkle with chopped green onions and a little pepper. You can wait for the soup to cool slightly before enjoying; at this point, it will no longer be bitter.
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Final product
Thus, we have a bowl of delicious, beautiful, and less bitter bitter melon soup for the family to enjoy during this Tet holiday. This dish is very nutritious and symbolizes leaving behind bad luck and welcoming new good fortune. So hurry to the kitchen and make it for your family!
2. Bitter melon soup stuffed with meat (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Bitter melon soup stuffed with meat (recipe shared by a user) Serves 4
Pork 300 gr Bitter melon 3 fruits Green onions A little Wood ear mushrooms 50 gr Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices A little (sugar/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to make Bitter melon soup stuffed with meat (recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the ingredients
After purchasing the pork, wash it clean, drain, and then chop it finely.
Tip: To save time, you can use a meat grinder to mince the pork.Remove the seeds from the bitter melon, wash it clean, and let it drain.
Wash the wood ear mushrooms under running water and soak them in water for about 5 minutes until soft, then remove and chop finely.
Cut off the roots of the green onions, wash them clean, and then chop them finely.
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Marinate the ingredients
Put minced meat and mushrooms into a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1/2 part of chopped green onions, and 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Mix all the ingredients and spices well, then marinate for 5 minutes.
Next, divide the meat into 3 equal parts and stuff them into the bitter melon.
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Cooking Soup
Put about 500ml of water into the pot, bring to a boil, then add the stuffed bitter melon, cover and cook for about 30 minutes on medium heat.
When the bitter melon is soft, adjust the seasoning to taste, then add a little chopped onion and cilantro and turn off the heat.
Tip: The broth after simmering the bitter melon for a long time will have a bitter taste; if you want to reduce the bitterness, you can add a little salt and sugar to the broth.
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Final Product
Now you have a delicious and refreshing stuffed bitter melon soup for the whole family to enjoy.
The soft bitter melon is very easy to eat, the pork filling inside is fragrant and rich, combined with the chewy, crunchy wood ear mushrooms and the aroma of onion and cilantro that stimulates the taste buds. You must try it!
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh bitter melon
- Choose bitter melons with smaller veins for better freshness.
- Opt for bitter melons that have a smooth, shiny skin and feel heavy when picked up.
- Avoid bitter melons that are swollen, bright green in color, as they are likely to have been treated with pesticides.
How to choose fresh pork
- For this stuffed bitter melon dish, you should choose lean pork or pork with a mix of lean and fatty meat for better flavor.
- Fresh pork will have a dry outer membrane, and the surface of the cut should be firm without feeling sticky to the touch.
- The fresh meat should be pinkish-red and tender, while the fat should be opaque white.
- Choose meat that bounces back when pressed and has a characteristic fresh meat smell.
- Avoid meat that is pale green, darkened, or has red skin.
- If you notice the meat is dark red or has an unusual color, do not buy it as it may be pork raised with lean meat additives.
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