Steamed Winter Melon with Minced Pork
This simple steamed dish features marinated minced meat stir-fried with savory beef sauce for extra umami. The rich sauce is then thickened and poured over tender steamed winter melon.
Story
Steamed winter melon with minced pork is a comforting and healthy home-cooked dish that highlights the natural sweetness of the melon. Perfect for a quick family dinner, it relies on a savory, thickened meat sauce to elevate the tender steamed vegetable into a highly satisfying and flavorful meal.
Ingredients
winter melon
250g
minced meat
100g
ginger
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
scallion
to taste
oyster sauce
to taste
beef-flavored sauce
to taste
light soy sauce
to taste
starch
as needed
Instructions
1
Step 1
Slice the winter melon, arrange it on a plate, and sprinkle some salt on the surface to create a base flavor;
2
Step 2
Boil a pot of water, and place the winter melon in the pot to steam for eight minutes;
3
Step 3
Add an appropriate amount of minced ginger, oyster sauce, salt, pepper, and cooking wine to the ground meat, and stir in one direction until sticky;
4
Step 4
Heat a wok, add an appropriate amount of oil, and add the ground meat to stir-fry;
5
Step 5
After the ground meat changes color from stir-frying, add beef-flavored sauce and stir-fry together;
6
Step 6
Then add a small amount of water and light soy sauce, and boil together for two minutes;
7
Step 7
Add water starch to thicken and simmer until it becomes thick;
8
Step 8
Pour the cooked ground meat along with its sauce over the steamed winter melon;
9
Step 9
Finally, sprinkle some minced scallions. When making at home, of course, the more minced meat sauce you pour over, the better!
