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From Garden To Table: Stuffed Gourd

If you’ve been looking at photos of my meals, you might be wondering why the bitter gourd looks different. Well, I’m actually using a different variety—though it still belongs to the same gourd family.

In English, this specific vegetable is actually called snake gourd, though we often liken its shape to an eel. Regardless, it is still a type of gourd. So, this recipe is all about stuffed gourd; you can use any hollow gourd variety for this filling.

For this recipe, I’m using a chicken filling—similar to what you’d find in dim sum or chicken meatballs. You could even call it a "healthy dim sum" since it doesn't use flour-based dumpling wrappers. Instead, the vegetable itself acts as the wrapper for the chicken filling, making it much healthier.

Stuffed bitter gourd is very popular in my area, usually filled with meatball paste. How about in your area? Do you have your own variations of stuffed gourd dishes?

I still have a huge supply of snake gourds from my garden, so I decided to make stuffed gourd. I’m using a chicken filling, and these can even be frozen to keep as a healthy snack on hand.

THE INGREDIENTS

250 grams chicken breast fillet
2 eggs
2 tablespoons tapioca starch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2–3 gourds (depending on size)

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

First, I prepare the gourds. Cut them into sections about 3–4 cm tall. Don't cut them too short, as you want enough space to properly fill them with the chicken mixture.

Next, scoop out the inside of the gourds so you're left with just the outer flesh. You should end up with hollow gourd rings once the inner pulp is removed.

Then, prepare the chicken filling. Get a food processor ready and add all the ingredients. Chicken breast fillet, egg, flour, baking powder, and salt. Blend them together until they form a nice filling mixture.

Start filling the prepared gourd pieces. Then, arrange them in a steamer basket. Don't forget to preheat the steamer as you finish filling the gourd pieces with the chicken mixture.

Steam the stuffed gourd for 15 minutes. I didn't expect the chicken filling to rise and puff out of the gourd pieces—hehehe,

I laughed when I saw the shapes; they looked like nothing I’d ever seen before! :D

SERVING

I have some homemade spicy tomato sauce, so I served the stuffed gourd with that. You can use your own favorite sauce to serve this dish.

The type of gourd I used is the non-bitter snake gourd, so I find this healthy dim sum dish truly delicious—unlike stuffed bitter melon, which has a bitter taste.

Arrange the stuffed gourd on a serving plate and garnish with the homemade sauce to make it look lovely. I’m happy to explore this healthy recipe; it’s high in protein and makes great use of the produce from my garden.

Best Regards, Anggrek Lestari

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Who is Anggrek Lestari?

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Comments · 13

@wiseagent(82)· 1d
Looks like a simple dish, but a tasty one.

You are very creative in the presentation of your dishes, @anggreklestari.
@yashny(70)· 5d
This is so creative sis! I feel like I am reading something out of a cooking magazine. The recipe seems to be delicious and nutritious too. I guess it was due to the baking soda that they were risen so I will leave a little space if I try. Also, the flowers in the background add a nice pop of colour to your photographs. Beautiful aesthetic looking pictures!
@mysteriousroad(73)· 6d
Wow! If bitter gourd looks like that who can resist to eat this 😋😋
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@jlufer(81)· 6d
Good morning, dear friend @anggreklestari

Honestly, you’ve surprised me with this variety of snake gourd; this is the first time I’ve read about it.

In my city, we don't usually make stuffed gourd. It’s great that you do it there; it looks exquisite.

I loved this recipe; I like the ingredients you used. I appreciate you sharing your cooking knowledge.

The dish looks delicious.

Have a great day.
@mortezayousefi(68)· 6d
perfect
@haveyoumetellie(64)· 6d
I like all vegetables in the gourd family, bottle gourd, silk gourd and bitter gourd, it's weird that i can detect the presence of celery like no other, but i can actually tolerate the taste of bitter gourd. Might try that recipe soon.

And your Marigolds are gorgeous. 💕
@vincentnijman(74)· 6d
Love the look.of these 🐍gourds and the way you present your dish! We have loads of zucche ( pumpkins ) growing here, these days. In fact, almost more than we can eat. This is a good reminder of what we can do with them.

Very inspiring!

Thank you :^)

✨

Let's try some stuffed pumpkin @clareartista ! ;^)
@ruffatotmeee(78)· 7d
They lowkey look like a cucumber, coz of its skin pattern I think. And what a yummy recipe. At a distance they also look like chicken flavored siomai though the wrapper of that is green haha, its pretty too. I want to try that, gimme some pls 🤤
@franzpaulie(61)· 7d
Oh wow! That's food art; you never run out of brilliant, healthy ideas.💚🌺
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@kellyane(73)· 7d
Wow, that’s very creative! This is healthier since there’s no flour, you replaced it with snake gourd instead.

You have so many snake gourds fruits in your garden that you can really explore and experiment with all kinds of recipes using them. You can get really creative with all the different dishes you can make!
@davidke20(80)· 7d
Interesting. Had I not go through the entire process, by just looking at the end product I would think this was a dim sum shaomai 🤪