Bitter melon is rich in nutrients and has high nutritional, dietary, and medicinal value. When summer comes and bitter melons are in season, many people enjoy eating them. Here we recommend a recipe for stir-fried bitter melon, which is convenient, quick, and nutritious. Mastering this method can also make the bitter melon less bitter.
Bitter Melon with Meat:
Ingredients:
Bitter melon, bird's eye chili, pork, fermented black beans, soy sauce, salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG), cooking wine.
Method:
1. Wash the pork and cut it into thin strips. Add an appropriate amount of salt and cooking wine, mix well, and marinate for 10 minutes.
2. Wash the bitter melon, remove the seeds, and cut it into slices. Wash the bird's eye chilies and slice them.
3. Heat oil in a wok. Once hot, add the pork and stir-fry until it changes color. Add an appropriate amount of soy sauce, stir well, and set aside.
4. Use the remaining oil in the wok, add the bitter melon slices and stir-fry over high heat for a moment.
5. Then add the chili strips, return the pork to the wok, and stir-fry evenly.
6. Add an appropriate amount of fermented black beans, salt, and MSG for seasoning, and stir well before serving.
Tips:
Stir-frying bitter melon with chilies can reduce its bitterness.
Stir-Fried Bitter Melon:
Ingredients:
Bitter melon, cooking oil, salt, scallions, chilies, sugar, monosodium glutamate (MSG).
Method:
1. Wash the bitter melon, cut it in half, remove the seeds, and cut it into slices.
2. Blanch the sliced bitter melon in boiling water for about one minute, then drain the water.
3. Wash the chilies and cut them into strips; cut the scallions into sections and set aside.
4. Heat oil in a wok. Once hot, add the chilies and scallions and stir-fry for a moment.
5. Add the blanched bitter melon, an appropriate amount of sugar, salt, and MSG, and stir-fry until cooked.
Tips:
1. After slicing the bitter melon, sprinkle some salt on it to remove excess moisture, reducing the bitterness.
2. Blanching the sliced bitter melon in boiling water can also reduce its bitterness.
Honey Glazed Bitter Melon:
Ingredients:
Bitter melon, goji berries, honey, sugar, cold boiled water, salt, cooking oil.
Method:
1. Soak the goji berries in water and set aside.
2. Wash the bitter melon, cut it open, remove the seeds, and cut it into thin slices.
3. In a pot, add water, a little salt, and salad oil, bring to a boil, then add the bitter melon and blanch briefly. Remove and cool down.
4. In a wok, add an appropriate amount of water, honey, and sugar, and dissolve the sugar over low heat.
5. Add the drained bitter melon and soaked goji berries.
6. Stir evenly, let it cool, cover with cling film, refrigerate for one hour, and serve.
Tips:
1. Dipping the bitter melon in sauce or using honey can mask part of its bitterness.
2. Refrigerating the bitter melon at a low temperature before eating can reduce its bitterness.