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simmer · braising sauce

★ STARRED KITCHENPrep 5 minCook 15 min

Slateworks Bitter-Melon Braise

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Ming Court Kitchen recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Ming Court Kitchen.

From a starred kitchen.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Oyster Sauce 12 ml, Dark Soy 5 ml
Oyster Sauce 12 mlDark Soy 5 ml

Ingredients

  • Red Pepper5 g red pepper
  • Onion5 g onion
  • Garlic5 g garlic
  • Dried Tangerin2 g dried tangerine peel
  • Black Beans3 g fermented black bean
  • Oyster Sauce2 茶匙 oyster sauce (12 ml)
  • Chicken Bouill1 茶匙 chicken powder (6 g)
  • Sugar1 茶匙 sugar (6 g)
  • Dark Soy1 茶匙 dark soy (5 ml)

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Oyster Sauce, Dark Soy.
  2. Add: Red Pepper, Onion, Garlic, Dried Tangerin, Black Beans, Chicken Bouill.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until combined.
  4. Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove — cool leftovers to warm-to-touch before they go back in the glass.

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Provenance

Ming Court kitchen (明阁, Cordis Hongqiao). Cantonese. Cited awards include: Michelin 1* (Ming Court, Shanghai — continuous multi-year).

Originally published as Bitter-Melon Braise Sauce.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes — with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Ming Court kitchen / The Paper 淘最厨房 (2020 card) (published as “Bitter-Melon Braise Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.