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Exclusive Pork Belly and Bitter Melon Casserole

Exclusive Pork Belly and Bitter Melon Casserole

Fatty pork belly and bitter melon slices braise together in a pot until the meat turns silky and the melon mellows. Bitterness and richness balance each other beautifully, producing a Cantonese-style stew that comforts deeply.

Instructions

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    Soak the soybeans in advance and set aside.

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    Soak the shiitake mushrooms and set aside.

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    Remove the skin from the pork belly, wash it clean, and cut it into slices.

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    Remove the seeds from the bitter melon, wash it, and cut it into pieces.

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    Heat oil in the pot and add the pork belly.

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    Stir-fry to release the fats.

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    Add the shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry until fragrant.

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    Put in the bitter melon.

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    After stir-frying evenly, transfer it into the pressure cooker.

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    Add the soybeans.

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    Add an appropriate amount of oyster sauce and salt.

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    Add an appropriate amount of water.

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    The pressure cooker only needs about 20 to 30 minutes.

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    Finished product.

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    Finished product.

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    Finished product.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Bitter melon
    to taste
  • pork belly
    to taste
  • Soybean
    to taste
  • shiitake mushroom
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Peanut oil
    to taste
  • Oyster sauce
    to taste
  • Salt
    to taste