Stuffed Bitter Gourd Soup Recipe (Canh Khổ Qua Nhồi Thịt)

In our country, there’s a belief that during New Year time, we need to eat food that has “good” name that would bring good luck for the whole year. So, we’re going to make Stuffed Bitter Gourd Soup, aka Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup (Canh Kho Qua Nhoi Thit). Khổ Qua can be translated to tough time has passed. Good luck or not, bitter gourd actually has a lot of vitamins and minerals, Wikipedia – bitter gourd. However, people in Vietnam say that pregnant women should not eat them.
For this easy to make recipe, you’ll only need one pot. The soup has a light bitter taste if you eat the gourd directly. Or you can have the soup and the meat inside without eating the gourd meat which is how our daughter ate this soup.
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You may also like to check out our other soup recipe, Luffa Soup with Shrimp Balls.

Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 25 minutes |
Servings |
servings
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- 2 lb bitter gourd
- 3 green onions (minced white parts, chopped green parts)
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1/2 lb fish paste
- 1.5 oz glass noodles (or mung bean noodles)
- 0.35 oz black fungus (dried)
- 1 shallots (minced)
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp seasoning (mushroom seasoning)
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 10 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp seasoning (mushroom seasoning)
- 2 tsp fish sauce
Ingredients
For the fillings
For the soup
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Thank you for showing this recipe. Being in college and being far away from home made me so home sick. Tried to ask my parents to help but they’re too impatient to teach me lol
Thank you Michelle for stopping by! I’m glad that this recipe is helpful to you.