Stuffed Bitter Melon

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb lean lamb
• 1 tablespoon black beans, femented, mashed
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 scallion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 3 bitter melons, medium size

Recipe

• 1 mince lamb and combine with remainder of ingredients. mix well.
• 2 cut bitter melon in half, scoop out and discard seeds and pulp in center, parboil for 3 minutes and drain.
• 3 heap meat mixture into each melon half.
• 4 arrange melon on a trivet in a heatproof baking dish which has 2 inches of boiling water at bottom.
• 5 cover tightly and bake for 30 -45 minutes.