酿苦瓜汤 Stuffed Bitter Gourd Soup

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材料 Ingredients:
苦瓜   Bitter Gourd
肉碎   Minced Pork
薯粉   Tapioca Starch
枸杞   Goji Berries

肉碎腌料 Pork Marinades:
鸡蛋  Egg
蒜末  Minced Garlic
盐      Salt



做法 Method:
1. 将肉碎加入腌料，放入冰箱腌隔夜。
 Marinate the minced pork overnight in the fridge.

2.  将苦瓜洗净，去头尾，切成小段，再用汤匙挖空中心的瓤和籽。
Rinse bitter gourd,  cut into thick rings and remove the seeds with a teaspoon.

3.  锅中放水，加入少许盐和食油，水烧开后放苦瓜段焯水两到三分钟，捞起沥干。
Bring water to a boil, add in some salt and cooking oil,  quick boil the bitter gourd for 2-3 minutes, drain well.

 4. 在苦瓜段内壁抹上一层薯再酿入肉馅，压紧，使肉馅填塞紧密。
Apply a layer of potato starch inside each bitter gourd rings and stuff with marinated minced pork.


5. 把剩下的肉馅揉成肉丸。
Shape the left over minced pork into meatballs.

6. 锅中放水，烧开后加入酿苦瓜和肉丸，以大火煮至重新沸腾，转小火炖至苦瓜软。
Bring water to a boil. Add the stuffed bitter gourd and the meat balls. Boil the soup over low heat until bitter gourd is soft.

 7. 熄火前放入枸杞，煮1-2分钟。
Toss in goji and cook for 1-2minutes before turn off the heat.

8. 加入少许盐调味，即可。
Add some salt to taste and ready to serve.