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Deep-Fried Simmered Winter Melon
Deep-Fried Simmered Winter Melon
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Vegetables
Ingredients List
- 5 Dried black mushrooms
- 1 lb Wedge of winter melon
- 2 tb Smoked ham
- Oil for deep-frying
- 1/2 c Stock
- 2 tb Oyster sauce
- 2 ts Cornstarch
- 2 ts Water
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1/2 ts Sugar
- 1 ds Pepper
Directions
1. Soak dried mushrooms.
2. Peel and seed winter melon wedge; then cut crosswise in half. Cut soaked
mushrooms in half. Shred ham.
3. Heat oil and separately deep-fry each winter melon section until golden.
Drain on paper toweling: Let cool; then cut in 3/4-inch sections.
4. Bring stock to a boil. Add winter melon and soaked mushrooms; simmer,
covered, 10 minutes. Then stir in oyster sauce to blend.
5. Transfer melon and mushrooms to a serving platter, leaving liquids in
pan. Blend cornstarch, cold water, salt, sugar and pepper to a paste; then
stir in to thicken liquids. Pour sauce over melon and mushrooms. Garnish
with shredded ham and serve.
2. Peel and seed winter melon wedge; then cut crosswise in half. Cut soaked
mushrooms in half. Shred ham.
3. Heat oil and separately deep-fry each winter melon section until golden.
Drain on paper toweling: Let cool; then cut in 3/4-inch sections.
4. Bring stock to a boil. Add winter melon and soaked mushrooms; simmer,
covered, 10 minutes. Then stir in oyster sauce to blend.
5. Transfer melon and mushrooms to a serving platter, leaving liquids in
pan. Blend cornstarch, cold water, salt, sugar and pepper to a paste; then
stir in to thicken liquids. Pour sauce over melon and mushrooms. Garnish
with shredded ham and serve.
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