How to make bitter melon stuffed with meat

Bitter melon is rich in vitamin C, which can beautify the skin, detoxify and lose weight, but its bitter taste makes it difficult for many people to accept it. As the saying goes, "Only those who have endured the most bitter can become the best", bitter melon also has many benefits to the human body. People who have never eaten bitter melon may try to overcome their fear of bitter melon. The first step may be to wrap the bitter melon with meat filling. This method will make the bitter melon no longer particularly bitter. How to wrap the bitter melon with meat filling? Master a few tips to make bitter melon less bitter.

Two bitter gourds, 3 taels of minced meat, onion, ginger, soy sauce, salt, MSG, and five-spice powder.

Steps/Methods

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Wash the bitter melon with clean water first;

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Put the minced meat in a small bowl, add onion, ginger, salt, MSG, soy sauce, five-spice powder, and oil, and mix well;

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Cut the bitter melon into small pieces of equal length;

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Remove all the bitter melon seeds and blanch them in boiling water. The blanched bitter melon will be greener in color.

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Stuff the bitter gourd with meat filling, put it on a plate, and steam it until cooked.

Method of bitter melon stuffed with meat:

1. Prepare ingredients: bitter melon and minced pork

2. Add 2 grams of salt, minced ginger, chopped green onion, fresh soy sauce, sugar, corn starch, white pepper powder, and chicken essence to the minced meat.

3. Add a little water and beat the meat filling in one direction until it is firm.

4. Wash the bitter melon, cut it into small pieces, and use a knife to remove the seeds and pulp inside the melon.

5. Marinate the bitter gourd with 1 gram of salt for about 10 minutes

6. Take a small piece of fresh red pepper, wash it and cut it into small pieces

7. After the bitter gourd is pickled, apply a layer of dry starch on the inner wall of the bitter gourd.

8. Stuff the bitter gourd with meat filling

9. After finishing, put it into the steamer, cover the lid and steam it on medium heat for 15 minutes

10. After steaming, pour the soup in the plate into the wok (if there is not much soup, you can add some water), turn on low heat, wait for the soup to boil slightly, slowly pour in water starch to thicken it, and stir it constantly with a spatula.

11. Add chopped red pepper and mix well. Finally, pour the soup on the bitter gourd and it is done.

effect

1. Bitter melon has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing blood and invigorating qi, nourishing the kidney and strengthening the spleen, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. It has certain effects on the treatment of dysentery, sores, heatstroke and fever, excessive prickly heat, conjunctivitis and other diseases.

2. Bitter melon is high in vitamin C, which can prevent scurvy, protect cell membranes, prevent atherosclerosis, improve the body's stress resistance, and protect the heart.

3. The active ingredients in bitter melon can inhibit the carcinogenesis of normal cells and promote the recovery of mutated cells, and have a certain anti-cancer effect.

4. The momordica charantia in bitter melon is known as the "fat killer" and can reduce the intake of fat and polysaccharides.

Clears away heat and removes heart fire, detoxifies, improves eyesight, replenishes qi and benefits essence, quenches thirst and relieves heat, and treats carbuncle.

Side effects: precautions

Bitter melon is cold in nature and should not be eaten by people with weak spleen and stomach. Bitter melon contains quinine, which can stimulate uterine contraction and cause miscarriage. Pregnant women should be careful when eating it!