Braised Winter Melon Vermicelli with White Clam

Overview

Winter melon (scientific name: Benincasahispida (Thunb.) Cogn.) is an annual trailing or trellis herbaceous plant in the Cucurbitaceae family. The stem is covered with yellowish-brown bristles and villous hairs, with grooves. The petiole is thick, thickly bristled and villous. It is monoecious. The flowers are solitary. The fruit is long cylindrical or nearly spherical, large, with bristles and hoarfrost, and the seeds are oval. In addition to being used as vegetables, winter melon fruits can also be dipped into various candies; the peel and seeds are medicinal and have anti-inflammatory, diuretic and swelling effects.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• summer recipes
• lunch
• students
• chopped dried onions
• clear water
• light soy sauce
• oyster sauce
• peanut oil
• white clam
• winter melon
• fans
• ginger slices
• minced garlic
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Heat the pan with cold oil, add garlic slices and saute until fragrant.

   

2. 2 Pour in the thickly sliced winter melon, add salt and stir-fry until the surface becomes moist and watery. Add 3 tablespoons of water, cover the pot and simmer until cooked and set aside. The winter melon will release water on its own, so do not add too much water.

   

3. 3 While the winter melon is simmering, add oil to a frying pan and stir-fry ginger and green onions until fragrant.

   

4. 4 Pour in the white clams and stir-fry evenly. I compiled the ingredients of the recipe based on the amount of one menu. In actual operation, I cooked as much as I bought. White clams cost 5 yuan per catty. I bought 18 yuan and cooked a portion of steamed white clams with garlic vermicelli. The rest was used here. It can be clearly seen in the photo that it is more than 2 jins. Let me explain by the way.

   

5. 5 Add oyster sauce, light soy sauce, and a little salt and stir-fry until flavourful.

   

6. 6 Add the previously stewed winter melon, operate both pots at the same time, and cook until this step is just enough time.

   

7. 7 Bring the two pots together and stir-fry evenly, cover the pot and simmer until the flavors are absorbed.

   

8. 8 After the flavor is absorbed, add the vermicelli and stir-fry evenly. Continue to cover the pot and simmer.

   

9. 9 Before cooking the vermicelli, soak it in warm water until it is fragrant. Then pour some oil and stir-fry evenly before serving.

   

10. 10 Dear friends, don’t let such a large plate of vegetables scare you. If you remove the white clam shells, there isn’t much meat left.