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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 30 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Place shrimp in a bowl and pour in enough water to cover; set aside until shrimp are rehydrated, about 10 minutes. Drain. | 2. Mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water together in a bowl until a smooth paste forms. Mix sugar, soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon salt into cornstarch paste until marinade is well combined. Stir pork into marinade moving the spoon in one direction. | 3. Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large skillet over high heat; fry shrimp until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add shrimp to pork mixture, stirring in 1 direction until it reaches a paste-like consistency. | 4. Sprinkle salt over bitter melon and let sit for 5 minutes. | 5. Bring a pot of water to a boil; add bitter melon and cook for 3 minutes. Drain well. | 6. Stuff each bitter melon slice with pork mixture and sprinkle cornstarch evenly over each. | 7. Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and fry stuffed bitter melon until brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer bitter melon to a serving plate. | 8. Mix 1/2 cup water, oyster sauce, and 1 teaspoon sugar together in a bowl until oyster sauce mixture is smooth. | 9. Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in the same skillet over high heat. Cook and stir black bean-garlic sauce, red pepper, and garlic until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Add oyster sauce mixture and stir until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add stuffed bitter melons and simmer, 5 to 6 minutes. | 10. Mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water together in a small bowl until a smooth paste forms; stir into skillet until sauce is thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
shrimp	2	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
marinade				-	-	-	-
cornstarch	1	tablespoon		30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
white sugar	1 1/2	teaspoons		24.381	6.2987	0.0	0.0
soy sauce	1 1/2	teaspoons		4.2135	0.3919	0.6471	0.0453
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pork	12	ounces	ground	1279.152	0.0	47.3218	119.3081
peanut oil	1	teaspoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
salt				-	-	-	-
bitter melon	2		cut	-	-	-	-
cornstarch				30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004
peanut oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
sauce				-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
oyster sauce	1	tablespoon		9.18	1.9656	0.243	0.045
white sugar	1	teaspoon		24.381	6.2987	0.0	0.0
peanut oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
black bean garlic sauce	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
red pepper	1	tablespoon	chopped	3.75	0.8259	0.1753	0.0412
garlic	1	tablespoon	minced	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
cornstarch	1	tablespoon		30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.