Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup

Sister in law gave me 4 home grown bitter melon. So I decided to make soup with them since I've been stir frying bitter melon for a few days now. Soup is delicious!😋

Ingredients:

4 medium bitter melon

600g grounded pork
200g shrimps
30-40g glass noodles
6 g dried black fungus
1-2 shallots minced
3 scallions white part minced
1/2 tsp salt
1.5 tsp sugar
1 tsp chicken powder seasoning
1 tsp fish sauce
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp oil

Soup seasoning:

12 cups water
2 tsp chicken powder seasoning
2 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
Salt

Instructions:

1. Soak dried fungus and glass noodles for 10 minutes.  Wash fungus with some salt and rinse. Chop fungus into small pieces. Chop noodles into 4 sections.

2. Flatten shrimps and chop into smaller pieces.  Add to pork. Add all other ingredients and seasonings.  Mix well and stuff the bitter melon.

3. Bring water to boil. Add in stuffed bitter melons. Bring to boil. Add in chicken powder. Turn to medium low heat for simmer. Simmer 25-30 minutes until tender. Add in left over meat balls.

4. Add seasonings to taste. Garnish with chopped scallions.

Serve hot