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Place your large glass dish on a heat-proof mat on your bench/island/table near your freshly boiled kettle of the water.
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Place your oiled plate next to that, and your final dish next to that.
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Cut the ends from your bitter melon, top and tail it, cut it in half across the middle.
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Then cut each half lengthways, and scrape out the seed-bed very firmly.
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Your melon should be very easy to cut yet quite firm.Slice the shell VERY thinly into what I call smiles ).
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Slice your onion in any way you prefer for frying, again, I use VERY thin smiles.
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Chop thinly for reduced cooking time.
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Put aside with the melon slices.
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Have your corn ready, but separate.
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Heat your olive oil and sesame oil in a 30cm frypan on medium heat.
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Toss in the bitter melon and onion and fry until melon begins to go soft and onion is browning -- not too hot, though!
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Toss in a dash or two of soy sauce to taste .When melon softens, add the corn, and cook until heated through and corn begins to colour.
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Watch out, and be careful because the corn tries to jump from the pan!
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Keep stirring it!
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When it's done just switch the pan off, and let it sit whilst you take the next steps.
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Boil your water again and fill your round dish with boiling water.
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Take one spring roll sheet and dunk it in the water according to the instructions on the packet.
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Only 1 at a time!
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when it has softened, take it out using tongs -- use two tongs and grasp it at 8 & 4 o'clock and pull it out towards you, also pulling it up so it hangs down over the dish -- lay it down on your oiled plate and smooth out the edges with your fingers.
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Take a tablespoonful ( more or less ) of your bitter melon mix and pop it on your spring roll wrapper and wrap according to the instructions on the packet.
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Place seam side down on your final dish.
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Continue until mix is used up.
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If your water cools too much, tip in some more from the kettle.
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If you want to fry them afterward, follow the directions on the wrapper packet as to refrigeration time and frying method.
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I serve them just like this because we can't wait that long to eat them!
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Use soy sauce as a dipping sauce.
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this mix may also be used to stuff other vegetable, or for dim sims and wontons.
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I have been known to make sandwiches with it when I have been too lazy to do the wrappers.
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It is also nice with soba noodles fried and tossed through.
