Steamed Pork Belly with Bitter Melon and Fermented Black Beans
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This steamed pork belly with bitter melon is a refreshing and delicious home-style dish. By marinating the pork belly with fermented black beans, minced garlic, and chili, then steaming it over blanched bitter melon slices, the savory pork fat infuses into the bitter melon. This makes the melon tender and flavorful without being overly greasy—perfect for an appetizing summer meal.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Slice the bitter melon, salt to draw out moisture, rinse, squeeze dry, and arrange on the bottom of a plate. → Remove the pork belly skin and slice thinly; marinate with minced garlic, ginger, fermented black beans, chili, and seasonings. → Spread the marinated pork over the bitter melon, steam in a pot over boiling water on high heat for 12-15 minutes, and garnish with chopped scallions before serving.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Slice the bitter melon, salt to draw out moisture, rinse, squeeze dry, and arrange on the bottom of a plate. → Remove the pork belly skin and slice thinly; marinate with minced garlic, ginger, fermented black beans, chili, and seasonings. → Spread the marinated pork over the bitter melon, steam in a pot over boiling water on high heat for 12-15 minutes, and garnish with chopped scallions before serving.
Introduction
This steamed pork belly with bitter melon is a refreshing and delicious home-style dish. By marinating the pork belly with fermented black beans, minced garlic, and chili, then steaming it over blanched bitter melon slices, the savory pork fat infuses into the bitter melon. This makes the melon tender and flavorful without being overly greasy—perfect for an appetizing summer meal.
Step 1
Prepare ingredients: Clean the bitter melon, cut it in half, remove the seeds with a spoon, and scrape away the white membrane as much as possible to reduce bitterness. Cut the bitter melon into thin slices.
Step 2
Remove bitterness: Place bitter melon slices in a bowl, add a little salt and toss well. Marinate for about 10 minutes to draw out water, then rinse with clean water and squeeze firmly to remove excess moisture. Set aside.
Step 3
Prepare aromatics: Mince the garlic and ginger, coarsely chop the fermented black beans, and slice the bird's eye chilies into rounds. Remove the skin from the pork belly and slice it into uniform thin pieces.
Step 4
Marinate pork belly: Place the pork belly slices in a bowl. Add ginger, garlic, fermented black beans, chili slices, salt, sugar, pepper, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and cooking wine. Mix well by hand.
Step 5
Seal in moisture: Add cornstarch to the marinated pork and mix well. Finally, drizzle in a little cooking oil to seal in the juices. Marinate for another 10 minutes.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
💡 When removing the pith, scrape away the white membrane thoroughly; this is the key secret to reducing bitterness.
💡 Salting the bitter melon to draw out water helps remove bitterness and keeps the texture crisp.
💡 Marinating the pork belly with a little cornstarch and oil helps keep the meat tender, juicy, and prevents it from drying out.
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