Plum vegetables and winter melon

Plum vegetables and winter melon

Overview

This vegetarian dish is inspired by the classic Cantonese home-cooked pork with pickled vegetables. Through processing, the winter melon can be made into a visual enjoyment of pork belly. Although it lacks the meaty aroma of pork belly, the steamed winter melon absorbs the aroma of pickled vegetables, which is also a great pleasure for people in the hot summer. Now let’s take a look at how this vegetarian braised pork dish is made.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. First let's review the material. The plum vegetables have been soaked for more than half an hour, the water has been changed twice, drained, and cut into small pieces for later use.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 1

  2. Peel the winter melon and cut into slices about 5 mm thick.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 2

  3. Heat a frying pan over high heat, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, then put the winter melon slices into the pan and fry until fragrant.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 3

  4. Fry side 2 until golden brown as shown in the picture and take out.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 4

  5. Heat the wok without adding oil (the technical term is "white pan"), add the plum cabbage cubes, and stir-fry until the water evaporates, then the fragrance of the plum cabbage will be completely released.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 5

  6. Stir-fry the pickled vegetables until they are dry, add oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, rice wine, sugar (a lot) and a little sesame oil and continue to stir-fry for a few times.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 6

  7. Using a large bowl, place the winter melon slices upside down one by one, put the fried pickles in the middle, and clamp the outermost layer of winter melon as tightly as possible. (Whether the appearance is good or bad all depends on this step)

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 7

  8. Put the prepared winter melon into the steamer and steam over high heat for 30-40 minutes.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 8

  9. Take out the steamed winter melon and place it on a plate with a diameter larger than the bowl. Pour the sauce for the steamed winter melon into a small pot from the side of the bowl, then remove the bowl. The so-called "button" is used to describe this step.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 9

  10. Bring the poured sauce to a boil over medium heat, add some sesame oil and final seasoning to the sauce, then add a thin layer of gravy (scientific name: glass gravy) and pour it gently over the winter melon.

    Plum vegetables and winter melon step 10