Lianggua Rouru He

Name: Lianggua Rouru He (Minced Bitter Melon with Rice Noodles)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb bitter melon; 450 g/1 lb fresh rice noodles or dried, thin rice noodles; 450 g/1 lb fresh rice noodles or dried, thin rice noodles; 450 g/1 lb fresh rice noodles or dried, thin rice noodles; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 225 g/8 oz minced pork; 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 150 ml/5 fl oz chicken stock; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons sugar

Minced Bitter Melon with Rice Noodles

Preparation info

Serves
4
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

The famous Sha He restaurant attracts visitors from all over China to taste what is reputed to be the ultimate rice noodles. Located just outside the port of Guangzhou in an area renowned for the quality of its rice and its water, the Sha He makes over one thousand pounds of rice noodles every day, serving them in forty different dishes. One recipe they shared with me marries the cool, tangy flavour of bitter melon with pork and the airy lightness of their delicate noodles. If you aren’t

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Asia
China
Dinner
Main course

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