Bitter Gourd Stuffed with Minced Pork Soup Recipe

(Canh Kho Qua Nhoi Thit)

There's one kind of soup very useful for your health is called Bitter Gourd Stuffed with Minced Pork Soup. Today, Vietnamese Food will show you how to cook this recipe in some easy steps below:

Ingredients : Serves 2-4
3 liters 500 g 4 200 g 1/4 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon 4 12 g 3 1 For garnishing 1 1 sprig	Water Pork bones Small bitter gourds, soaked in hot water to soften slightly Minced pork Salt Ground white pepper Spring onions (scallions), white bulbous ends finely chopped and green parts blanched Rice vermicelli, soaked in warm water for 10 minutes, then cut into 2 cm lengths Wood ear fungus, soaked to soften then thinly sliced Red chili Fish sauce, to serve Spring onion (scallion), chopped Coriander (cilantro), finely chopped
Method : Bring water to the boil and add pork bones and salt to taste. Simmer for 1 hour, skimming surface to remove any scum. Meanwhile, carefully cut a slit along the length of bitter gourds and remove seeds. Set aside. Combine minced pork with 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper, chopped white bulbous ends of spring onions, rice vermicelli and wood ear fungus. Stuff mixture into bitter gourds. Tie blanched lengths or spring onions around bitter gourds. Place bitter gourds into stock and leave to boil until softened. Season stock with 1 tablespoon fish sauce and more salt if necessary. Garnish with spring onion and coriander. Sprinkle with pepper and serve with fish sauce and chili on the side.