Fry hairy melon with dried shrimp

Tender pieces of peeled hairy melon stir-fried with rehydrated dried shrimp, garlic, ginger, and shallots, simmered in the shrimp-soaking liquid, then tossed with Chinese celery and finished with oyster sauce and salt for a savory, umami-rich side dish.

Ingredients

• Hairy melon 600g
  
• Dried shrimp 20g
  
• Chinese celery 70g
  
• Oil 50ml
  
• Salt 3/4 teaspoon
  
• Oyster sauce 2 tablespoons
  
• Garlic 3 cloves
  
• Ginger 20g
  
• 2 Shallots
  
• Water 200ml
  

Steps

1. Melons peeled & cut into pieces
   
2. Wash and soak dried shrimps in water for 20 minutes. After soaking, drain and save the water
   
3. Chop ginger, shallot & garlic
   
4. Cut celery into 2-3cm long
   
5. Pour 50 ml oil to the wok & fry the garlic, shallot & ginger until fragrant
   
6. Add drained shrimp & continue to fry for a minute
   
7. Add in the melon & continue to fry for another minute
   
8. Add 200ml water & water from soaking the shrimp & cooked for 8-10 minutes
   
9. Add in celery & fry for 30 seconds
   
10. Add 3/4 teaspoon salt & 1 tablespoon oyster sauce & thoroughly mixed and serve
    

Languages

Haarmelone mit getrockneten Garnelen anbraten - Deutsch (German) version
Melón peludo frito con camarones secos - Española (Spanish) version
Melon poilu frit avec crevettes séchées - Français (French) version
Goreng melon berbulu dengan udang kering - Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) version
Friggere il melone peloso con gamberetti secchi - Italiana (Italian) version
干しエビと毛メロンを炒める - 日本語 (Japanese) version
털이 많은 멜론을 말린 새우와 함께 튀겨보세요 - 한국인 (Korean) version
ทอดแตงขนกุ้งแห้ง - แบบไทย (Thai) version
虾米炒毛瓜 - 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese) version
蝦米炒毛瓜 - 香港繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese - Hong Kong) version