Stuffed Winter Melon with Salted Egg Yolk
Ring-shaped winter melon pieces are stuffed with steamed salted egg yolks, seasoned, and then steamed again until tender.
Ingredients
winter melon (peeled, deseeded, cut into ring-shaped blocks)
500 g
salted egg yolks (steamed)
150 g
scallion segments
to taste
ginger slices
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
white pepper
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Peel and deseed the winter melon. Rinse, shape into rounds, cut into blocks, then use a knife to remove the middle portion so each block becomes a ring-shaped winter melon piece.
2
Step 2
Place the salted egg yolks in a bowl, add scallion segments, ginger slices, and a little water, and steam for 5 minutes; remove the yolks and set aside. Blanch the winter melon blocks in boiling water, rinse under cold water, drain well, and stuff the steamed yolks into the centers.
3
Step 3
Arrange the egg yolks and winter melon on a plate, add cooking wine, salt, white pepper, MSG, and a little of the steaming liquid from the salted egg yolks, and steam over high heat for 5 minutes.
