Winter Melon with Mushrooms

Name: Winter Melon with Mushrooms
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Winter melon (peeled, seeds removed, sliced); Ham (sliced); Button mushrooms; 30 g Dried shrimp; Lard (used in two batches); 8 tbsp Stock (for steaming and sauce); Cooking wine (for deglazing), to taste; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 tsp MSG; 1 tsp White pepper; Cornstarch (for thickening), to taste; 30 g Cooking oil; 1 tsp Chicken oil (for drizzling)

A light, delicately flavored steamed winter melon dish with a savory broth.

40 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Winter melon (peeled, seeds removed, sliced)

Ham (sliced)

Button mushrooms

Dried shrimp 30 g

Lard (used in two batches)

Stock (for steaming and sauce) 8 tbsp

Cooking wine (for deglazing) to taste

Salt 1 tsp

Sugar 1 tsp

MSG 2 tsp

White pepper 1 tsp

Cornstarch (for thickening) to taste

Cooking oil 30 g

Chicken oil (for drizzling) 1 tsp

Instructions

Prep and blanch

Peel the winter melon and scoop out the seeds, then slice. Slice the ham. Blanch the winter melon in boiling water until tender, then drain and rinse under cold water.

Steam

Arrange the ham and winter melon slices in a bowl, add salt, MSG, lard, and stock, and steam over a steamer until fully cooked. Remove and invert the winter melon onto a serving plate.

Make sauce and pour

Heat the remaining lard in a pan until hot. Splash in the cooking wine, then add the stock, mushrooms, and reserved winter melon blanching liquid. Season with sugar, salt, MSG, and white pepper. Bring to a boil, thicken with a cornstarch slurry, drizzle in the chicken oil, and pour the sauce over the layered winter melon to serve.