Bitter melon stuffed with shrimp and taro root soup is very delicious Khmer food. It is easy to put together at home, all you need shrimp with bitter melon and follow the recipe.
Shrimp Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup
Bitter melon stuffed with shrimp and taro root soup is very delicious Khmer food. It is easy to put together at home, all you need shrimp with bitter melon and follow the recipe.
Course: SoupCuisine: CambodianDifficulty: Medium
Servings
1
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
788
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutesIngredients
1/2 lb (225 gram) of shrimp, peeled, de-veins and grounded
1/2 tablespoon corn starch
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup already soaked and chopped bean thread noodle
1 stalk of green onion, chopped
2 large bitter melon
6 cups water
1 cup cubes taro root
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
A dash of black pepper
Directions
- In a small bowl, mix shrimp with corn starch, fish sauce, black pepper, bean thread noodle and onion, mixed well and set a side.
- Cut bitter melon in half, cross wide; carefully removed all seeds, washed and drained.
- Stuffs bitter melon with shrimp stuffing, when done set a side.
- In a large soup pot, put stuffed bitter melon with taro and water, covered soup pot with lid, and simmering till bitter melon tender.
- Seasoning with fish sauce, salt and sugar.
- Top with chopped green onion and black pepper.
Notes
- Serve hot with rice.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1g
- Calories: 788kcal
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Cholesterol: 478mg
- Sodium: 4363mg
- Carbohydrates: 131g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 13g
- Protein: 64g
