Steamed stuffed winter melon rolls

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Main Dish

4 servings

Very Easy

25 min

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Ingredients

A :

• 200 g winter melon
• some shredded spring onion
• cornstarch solution, for thickening

B :

• 100g fish paste
• 100 g minced pork
• 100 g prawn paste
• 1 tablespoon chopped carrot
• 1 tablespoon chopped spring onions
• 1 tablespoon choppped water chestnuts

Seasoning :

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon corn flour

Sauce :

• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon "Shaoxing" wine (Chinese cooking wine)
• stock - use the stock collected during steaming

Preparation

• Cut winter melon into thin slices, blanch in the boiling water until soften. Remove, rinse under running cool water, drain well and keep aside.
• To make filling, mix entire ingredients (B) and seasoning, stir until sticky.
  Spoon in some filling onto each winter melon slice, roll it up.
  
• Arrange on a heatproof plate. Steam in a preheated steamer, over medium high heat for 10 minutes until cooked.
• After steaming, remove rolls carefully to a serving plate. There will be some stock collected during the steaming. This stock is really tasty.
• Pour this stock into a small saucepan. Add in the sesame oil, light soy sauce or salt to taste, Chinese cooking wine and allow to boil for a few minutes.
• Thicken with some cornstarch solution and pour thickened gravy onto the stuffed rolls. Garnish with spring onions and serve hot.

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