Stir-fried bitter melon
Ingredients:
3 bitter melons, 2 green onions
Seasonings:
1/2 spoon of salt, 1/2 spoon of MSG, 3 spoons of sugar, 1/3 spoon of sesame oil
Method:
1. Wash the bitter melon first and cut it into two lengthwise , forming two semi-cylinder shapes.
2. Turn the half-cut bitter melon upside down on the chopping board. Note: When cutting it into pieces with a knife, be sure to cut it diagonally. The more diagonally the better, so that the skin of the bitter melon and the The meat is basically on a flat surface.
3. Cut the green onion into sections, put it into the oil pan and sauté until fragrant, add the bitter melon and stir-fry quickly. At the same time, add salt and sugar, stir-fry for about 1 minute, then add MSG and stir-fry. Turn off the heat after half a minute, drizzle with a small amount of sesame oil, and serve on a plate.
Tips:
1. When stir-frying green vegetables, you need more oil and a strong fire, so that the stir-fried vegetables will be delicious.
2. Cut the bitter melon diagonally to expose the flesh, so that the sugar flavor can fully penetrate into the bitter melon flesh and neutralize the bitter taste.
3. When frying this dish, you need to add more sugar, so that the bitter melon is not bitter and the salt has a sweet taste.
4. When stir-frying bitter melon, the heat must be well controlled. Generally, the time from putting it in the pot to taking it out of the pot should not exceed 4-5 minutes. Bitter melon tastes better when it is a little raw. Generally, the green color is the best if it is medium cooked. good. If it is too stuffy, it will not have the crisp feeling and the taste will be a little bitter.
Bitter melon with meat
Ingredients:
1 piece of bitter melon, 300 grams of minced meat, 50 grams of carrots, 1 piece of green onion and ginger, a little coriander;
Seasoning: 1 tablespoon each of soy sauce and starch, a little each of salt and sesame oil.
Preparation method:
1. Wash the bitter melon, cut into 2 cm rings, and remove the seeds; peel and mince the carrots and ginger; wash and mince the green onions; put them into a bowl together In the middle, add ground pork and seasonings, mix well, fill in bitter melon, and serve on a plate.
2. Pour an appropriate amount of sesame oil into the pot and heat it up, sauté the minced ginger until fragrant, add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil, pour it on the bitter melon, put it into the steamer and steam it for 15 minutes, take it out and sprinkle with the minced coriander. That’s it.
Features:
Bright color and better taste
Bitter melon and seabass pot
Ingredients:
Bitter melon 150 grams, 150 grams of sea bass, 25 grams of carrots
Seasoning:
Salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, stock, pepper, cornstarch, and one egg white.
Method:
1. Wash the seabass, remove the bones, and slice it into slices;
Wash the bitter melon, remove the seeds, cut it into oblique blades, and set aside ;
Wash the carrots, cut into large blades and set aside;
Size the seabass fillet with cornstarch, egg white, salt, cooking wine, MSG, and mix well with a little raw oil.
2. Heat the oil pan, put the fish fillets, bitter melon, and carrots into the pan and coat them with oil, then remove and drain the oil.
Add appropriate amount of stock into the original pot and season with the above seasonings. Add fish fillets, bitter melon, and carrot slices, stir well, thicken with water corn starch, pour in appropriate amount of oil, and put it into the hot pot. Serve.
Bitter melon with wolfberry
Wash the bitter melon and cut it in half, remove the seeds and white membrane, blanch it in boiling water; wash the wolfberry and set aside. Heat the oil in a pan, add the bitter melon, soy sauce, and water to the pan and simmer over low heat until the flavors are absorbed. Before serving, add wolfberry and stir-fry.
It’s been too hot these days, so I’d like to introduce some bitter gourd recipes to you.
Bitter melon and pork ribs soup
Main raw materials: spareribs, bitter melon
1. Boil the water, cut the ribs into sections and rinse them to remove the fishy smell.
2. Wash and cut the bitter melon into pieces. It is best to soak it in water first
3. Stew the ribs in cold water, add onions, ginger, star anise, etc. until cooked through. Add bitter melon, salt and a little sugar to taste, and cook for a while.
Put a little sesame oil, MSG, and take it out! If you like coriander, you can also add some chopped coriander.