Vietnamese Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup
 
 
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 6 small bitter melon (about 15cm/6" long) or 3 large bitter melons
  • 1.5 litres (1.6 quart) chicken broth (click here for broth recipe)
  • 500gm free range organic minced pork
  • 4 eschalots minced
  • 2 spring onions cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 tsp fish sauce (I use red boat brand here)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
  1. Wash and cut a slit in each bitter melon to expose the seeds
  2. remove the seeds with a teaspoon, set aside
  3. combine the minced pork, minced eschalots, salt, pepper, fish sauce
  4. divide the pork mixture equally between bitter melon and stuff
  5. place the broth in a saucepan large enough to fit the bitter melon (warm the broth up to a liquid if it is cold and gelatinous)
  6. place the stuffed bitter melons in the broth and simmer gently for 1 hour
  7. garnish with the spring onions and more freshly cracked pepper
Recipe by Intuitive Food Design at https://intuitivefooddesign.com/food_recipe/vietnamese-stuffed-bitter-melon-soup/