3 steamed melon Recipes

ground lean pork, peeled water chestnuts (or the generous equivalent in canned slices), minced fresh ginger or 1 tsp grated fresh ginger, minced scallions (white and light green part only ), shaoxing wine, salt, sugar, light soy sauce, egg, lightly beaten, cornstarch (potato, water chestnut, sweet rice starch starches may be substituted), bitter melon (green in color and 3/4 to 1 lb in weight. for much larger, nearly ripe melons, it will be necessa), peanut oil, minced garlic, chinese fermented black beans (salted), shaoxing cooking wine, chicken broth, salt, cornstarch, mixed with, cold chicken broth, oriental sesame oil (roasted or dark)

lobster tail, steamed and diced (most grocery stores will steam them while you shop, take advantage of that option), shrimp, steamed and diced (most grocery stores will steam them while you shop, take advantage of that option), papaya, diced, honeydew melon, diced (you could also use cantaloupe or mango), red onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, fresh mint, fine chopped, orange juice, vegetable oil, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, salt, pepper, oranges, cut in half and the pulp removed, butter greens (i like a mix of bibb, boston, but you can use any of your favorite. i just don tsp like crispy romaine), black olives, cut in half, mandarin oranges, drained, chopped macadamia nuts, mint sprig