Lamb Stuffed Bitter Melon

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb, with fat
• 1 stalk green onion, minced
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
• 2 tablespoons lee kum kee panda brand oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon lee kum kee black bean paste
• 3 tablespoons rice wine
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 medium bitter melons
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon lee kum kee panda brand oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• cornstarch roux

Recipe

• 1 in a wok fill about one third of water and cover and bring to a boil.
• 2 on a cutting broad slice the bitter melon lengthwise and remove the seeds with a spoon and set aside.
• 3 in a mixing bowl combine lamb, green onion, egg, salt, pepper, sugar, ginger, oyster sauce, wine and cornstarch and mix together and divide the lamb mixture into four and place the lamb mixture into each shell bitter melon and place into bamboo steamer and cover into the wok with the boiling water for 20 minutes.
• 4 in a saucepan add in the chicken broth, oyster sauce, onion powder and sesame oil and bring to a boil add in some cornstarch roux for from a light sauce.
• 5 after the bitter melon is steamed remove from the bamboo steamer and plate the bitter melon onto a serving plate and top with the sauce.