Steamed Winter Melon with Mushrooms and Ham
Overview
This dish is light and delicious, and the preparation is simple. More importantly, the appearance is beautiful. It does not require any cooking skills, so it should be regarded as a lazy dish. Winter melon is a melon vegetable that is used both as medicine and food. It is slightly cold in nature, sweet and non-toxic. It has the effects of clearing lung heat and reducing phlegm, clearing stomach heat and relieving irritability and thirst, removing dampness and relieving heat. It can facilitate urination and eliminate edema. Winter melon combined with mushrooms can clear away heat and dispel fire, relieve restlessness and thirst, and nourish and improve beauty.
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Steps
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After opening the canned melon and ham meat, cut it into 0.3 cm thick slices, then cut it in half crosswise and set aside.
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Peel the winter melon and cut into 0.5 cm thick and 10 cm long winter melon slices. Set aside.
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Wash the shiitake mushrooms and cut them in half.
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Prepare a plate and place the winter melon slices, ham slices, and shiitake mushrooms on the plate in sequence.
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After the ham, mushrooms, and winter melon are stacked, put them in a steamer and steam them for 20 minutes.
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After the winter melon is steamed, if there is any juice, decan it out. Heat the wok, pour half a bowl of clear soup, add a spoonful of oyster sauce and a little chicken essence and bring to a boil. Then thicken with water starch and add a few drops of sesame oil to adjust the sauce.
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Pour the sauce over the steamed winter melon, sprinkle with chopped green onion and serve.
