Stir-fried wild bitter melon with eggs and meat, authentic family meal recipe

How to prepare Forest Bitter Melon Stir-fried with Eggs and Meat

• 1

  Prepare the ingredients

  To remove the smell of pork when you buy it, rub it with a little salt, then wash it clean, let it drain, and cut it into thin slices suitable for eating.

  Tips to remove the smell of pork:

  • Method 1: Blanch the pork in boiling water for about 3 – 5 minutes, then rinse with water and continue to prepare.
  • Method 2: When boiling the meat, add a smashed purple onion to the boiling water; it will help eliminate the smell very well.
  • Method 3: Add white wine to the boiling water before removing the meat and regularly skim the foam while boiling.

  See details: Tips to remove the smell of pork

  Soak the forest bitter melon in diluted salt water, wash it several times with water, let it drain, and then cut it into thin round slices (since this is small forest bitter melon, you don’t need to remove the seeds).

  Green onion, coriander cut off the dirty roots, wilted leaves, and rinse briefly. The onion heads are pounded together with 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and the onion leaves are grouped with coriander and chopped finely.

  Duck eggs are cracked into a bowl and whisked well.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Stir-fry bitter melon

  Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and heat over medium heat, wait for the oil to get hot, then add chopped green onion and crushed pepper to sauté until fragrant and golden.

  Next, add the chopped pork into the pan and sequentially add the seasonings including: 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of salt, mix well so that the meat absorbs the seasonings.

  When the meat is cooked and firm, add the bitter melon and stir-fry over high heat, stirring continuously until the bitter melon is just cooked, then add the eggs and stir gently.

  Wait about 1 minute for the eggs to cook and set, season to taste, then add green onions and coriander and turn off the heat.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  Serve the stir-fried bitter melon with eggs that has really appealing colors on a plate, with the green of the bitter melon, the pale yellow of the eggs, and garnished with a few slices of meat that are very eye-catching. The dish is well-seasoned with the richness of the eggs and the soft deliciousness of the bitter melon without being too bitter, suitable for a family meal.