Marrow is a great substitution to the Chinese gourds, which is not always available where we live. You can pretty much put dried shrimps or presunto (Portuguese pancetta) in the dish with the marrow. We frequently have marrow as a side vegetable dish and it goes with most dishes.
Ingredients:
1 marrow
A handful of dried shrimps
2 cloves of garlic
Salt
Chicken powder
Chinese ShaoXing wine
Preparation time: 5 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Procedure:
- Peel the marrow and cut into chunks.
- Heat some oil in a wok and brown the garlic.
- Brown the dried shrimps.
- Add the marrow and add a splash of Chinese ShaoXing wine.
- Add half a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of chicken powder.
- Add a splash of water and cover the wok to cook the marrow for 5 min.
Tips:
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Chicken powder in marrow may sound weird but it works!