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Pickled vegetables

Pickled vegetables

Bitter melon rings and hollow tofu puffs become edible vessels for seasoned glutinous rice, steamed into a hearty dish that doubles as breakfast.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Bitter melon, it should be this plump, the seasonal ones are the best.

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    Fried tofu, it needs to be the hollow kind, with a golden-brown exterior

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    Cut the bitter melon diagonally and scoop out the inside

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    Soak the glutinous rice for half an hour

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    All the side ingredients are diced.

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    Add salt and mix together. Just salt is enough; the original flavor is especially delicious.

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    Stuff the prepared side dishes into the tofu and the bitter melon, and steam on high heat for 20 minutes

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    It can be eaten as a vegetable dish or as breakfast. If you want a stronger flavor, you can braise it with bones and light soy sauce. It also smells very good.

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Ingredients

Seasonings

  • fried tofu
    to taste
  • Salt
    to taste

Main Ingredients

  • Bitter melon
    to taste
  • glutinous rice
    to taste
  • pork belly
    to taste
  • String beans
    to taste
  • shiitake mushroom
    to taste
  • black fungus
    to taste