Braised Winter Melon with Mushrooms

Name: Braised Winter Melon with Mushrooms
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g Winter melon (peeled, seeded, and sliced); 100 g Ham (sliced); 1 can Canned mushrooms; 8 tbsp Stock; Lard (some for steaming, some for the sauce), to taste; 1 tsp Chicken fat (for drizzling); 2 tsp Cooking wine; 1 tsp White pepper; 1 tsp Fine salt; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 tsp MSG; Cornstarch (mixed with water for a slurry), to taste

Winter melon steamed with ham and mushrooms, then drizzled with sauce for a light, flavorful stock-steamed dish.

45 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Winter melon (peeled, seeded, and sliced) 500 g

Ham (sliced) 100 g

Canned mushrooms 1 can

Stock 8 tbsp

Lard (some for steaming, some for the sauce) to taste

Chicken fat (for drizzling) 1 tsp

Cooking wine 2 tsp

White pepper 1 tsp

Fine salt 1 tsp

Sugar 1 tsp

MSG 2 tsp

Cornstarch (mixed with water for a slurry) to taste

Instructions

Prep Ingredients

Peel the winter melon, remove the seeds and inner pulp, and cut into slices. Slice the ham. Blanch the winter melon slices in boiling water until tender, then drain and rinse under cold water.

Steam

Arrange the ham and winter melon slices in a bowl. Add the salt, MSG, a portion of the lard, and the stock. Place over a pot of boiling water and steam until fully cooked through. Remove from the heat and invert the winter melon onto a serving plate.

Make the Sauce

Heat the remaining lard in a wok until hot. Pour in the cooking wine, then add the stock, mushrooms, and the reserved cooking liquid from the winter melon. Stir in the sugar, salt, MSG, and white pepper. Bring to a boil, swirl in the cornstarch slurry to thicken, drizzle with the chicken fat, and spoon the sauce over the steamed winter melon. Serve immediately.