Minh-ai's Bitter Melon Soup Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Minh-ai's Bitter Melon Soup Recipe). A Vietnamese-style pork and bitter melon recipe my friend Minh-ai N. taught me to make. It's a homey dish popular in Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. Its unusual bitter flavor is on par with strong, unsweetened tea. Serve immediately or refrigerate soup for 24 hours. The soup's bitter flavor will mellow with a day's refrigeration. Serve hot, ladled over bowls of steamed white rice.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 3

Yield: 3 servings

Minh-ai's Bitter Melon Soup Recipe

Ingredients

½ pound ground pork

2 tablespoons soy sauce

⅛ teaspoon garlic powder

⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 bitter melon

4 cups water

1 teaspoon soy sauce

or to taste

1 teaspoon fish sauce

or to taste

1 green onions

sliced

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Combine pork 2 tablespoons of soy sauce garlic powder and pepper in a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Slice the bitter melon into 1 to 1 1/2 inch thick rounds. Using the tip of a small knife remove the spongy seeded interior. Fill each bitter melon ring with the pork mixture making sure to that each ring is fully stuffed. Form similar sized meatballs with any remaining pork.

Step 2

Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Drop in the stuffed bitter melon rings and any meatballs. Simmer over medium heat until the bitter melon is tender and easily cut with a spoon 30 to 45 minutes. Remove from heat. Season with 1 teaspoon of soy sauce and fish sauce. Stir in green onions.

Nutritional Information

Minh-ai's Bitter Melon Soup Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:3

Calories: 170.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.8g 30%

Carbohydrates: 3g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 1.4g 6%

Sugars: 0.4g

Fat: 10.9g 17%

Saturated Fat: 4g 20%

Cholesterol: 48.9mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 211.5IU 4%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.7mg 44%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Vitamin C: 36.1mg 60%

Folate: 38.6mcg 10%

Calcium: 35.9mg 4%

Iron: 1.2mg 7%

Magnesium: 32mg 11%

Potassium: 361.4mg 10%

Sodium: 872.8mg 35%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 39%

Calories From Fat: 98

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.