Stuffed bitter melon soup

Ingredients

• 3 bitter melons, cut in 1 1/2 pieces with inside seeds taken out. 
• 1 lb ground pork
• bean thread
• minced garlic or garlic powder
• black pepper
• fish sauce
• green onion

Directions

1. Soak bean thread in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain and cut into small pieces. 
2. Cut bitter melon in 1 1/2 in. pieces. Take out insides/seeds. Rinse with water.
3. Take mince garlic and black pepper and mix with ground pork.
4. Add 2-3 tbsp of fish sauce and bean thread to ground pork mixture.
5. Stuff bitter melon with pork.
6. Add 4-5 cups of water in pot, boil.
7. Add stuffed bitter melons into pot. Season with fish sauce.
8. Cook for 45 minutes or until bitter melon is soft.
9. Garnish with chopped green onion and cilantro.