Stuffed Bitter Melon with Pork Hash

• 4 medium bitter melon
• ½ lb. ground pork
• 2 tbsp. dried shrimps or 4 fresh shrimps, chopped fine
• 1 small piece chung choi, washed and chopped fine
• 3 water chestnuts, chopped fine
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. shoyu
• 2 tsp. cornstarch
• 1 bottle black bean sauce
• ½ tsp. sugar
• 1/8 tsp. pepper

Cut bitter melons into 1½” lengths. Remove seeds and parboil 2 minutes. Drain. Mix well remaining ingredients and stuff bitter melon sections with this mixture. Place in pot, add one bottle black bean sauce and simmer 30 minutes.