Stuffed bitter gourd in fermented black beans sauce, the Cantonese Way.

This is one of the most favorite home comfort foods that most asian ask their parents to cook. Specially when they went home sweet home. Stuffed with minced pork & shrimp. Seared first, then braised with fermented black beans sauce. So tasty that doesn't have that bitter taste . Serve with steamed rice - perfect. Enjoy. ( BTW: it got good health beneficial to our body sugar regulation ) Below. are the list of Ingredients. Thru the courtesy of Mr. Michael Taylor. Who type those list for you and me. So , we can conveniently COPY-PASTE-PRINT the list . List of Ingredients: *** created by HAPPY WOK *** 3 pcs bitter gourds (aka ampalaya) 8 oz. ground pork 4 oz. shrimp, ground by chopping 1 Tbs. garlic, minced 2 Tbs. ginger, minced 2 dried shiitake mushrooms, hydrated & diced ⅓ cup carrot, minced ½ cup green onions, chopped 1 Tbs. rice wine 2 Tbs. light soy sauce 1 Tbs. sesame oil 2 Tbs. corn start 3 Tbs. cooking oil for searing ** pre mix sauce ** ½ cup chicken broth 2 Tbs. oyster sauce 1 Tbs. fermented dried salted black beans, hydrated & smashed 1 Tbs. sesame oil 1 tsp. white sugar ⅛ tsp. white pepper ** slurry mix ** 1/8 cup (2 Tbs.) water 1 tsp. corn starch