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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Pork belly combined with pickled bitter melon is prepared into a stir-fried dish that is flavorful and goes well with rice. This is a rustic, simple dish that is very delicious and easy to prepare. Let’s cook with TasteVN today to make the stir-fried pork belly with pickled bitter melon according to the detailed instructions below!
Ingredients for Stir-Fried Pork Belly with Pickled Bitter Melon For 3 people
Pickled bitter melon 500 gr Pork belly 300 gr Garlic 4 cloves Chili 3 pieces Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose good quality pickled bitter melon
- Good pickled bitter melon has an eye-catching yellow color, a crunchy, mild sour taste, and a distinctive aroma.
- Do not buy if you notice any strange smell, slimy brine, surface scum, or the melon has darkened.
- You can buy pickled bitter melon at grocery stores, supermarkets, online, or you can make your own pickled bitter melon at home following TasteVN’s instructions.
How to choose fresh and delicious pork belly
- Good pork belly has lean meat that is bright red or pink, with ivory white fat that is translucent and bright. A piece of meat with a balanced ratio of lean to fat will not taste greasy when cooked.
- Choose pieces of meat where the lean meat, skin, and fat are securely attached to each other.
- Press on the meat to feel its firmness and elasticity; fresh meat will not have any strange odors, indicating it is freshly slaughtered.
- Avoid purchasing pieces of meat that are soft, mushy, leaking liquid, dull in color, or have a foul smell.
How to prepare stir-fried pork belly with pickled gourd
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Prepare the pork belly
After purchasing the pork, to eliminate any foul smell, rub a bit of salt directly onto the meat, then rinse thoroughly with clean water and drain. After that, place the meat on a cutting board and slice it into small, thin pieces suitable for eating.
Tips to prepare pork without odor- Method 1: Massage the meat with salt (or lemon juice, vinegar) for about 2 – 3 minutes, then rinse under running water until clean.
- Method 2: Soak the meat in diluted white wine for about 5 – 10 minutes, then take it out and rinse 2 – 3 times with water.
- Method 3: Boil a pot of water and blanch the meat for about 2 minutes, then take it out and wash off any impurities before cooking.
See details: Effective ways to eliminate the odor of pork
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Prepare the other ingredients
Cut the gourd into thin slices for easy eating. To reduce the salty taste of the salt, rinse the gourd with 2 – 3 times of water, while rinsing, squeeze it well to remove excess water.
Peel the garlic, remove the stems from the chili, then wash both thoroughly and let them drain, then put the garlic and chili into the mortar and pound them until finely ground.
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Stir-fried pickled bitter melon with meat
Put 2 tablespoons of oil into a pan and heat over medium flame, wait for the oil to heat up, then add minced garlic and chili into the pan, sauté until golden and fragrant, then add the sliced meat and stir well.
Next, add the seasonings including: 1 teaspoon of MSG, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, continue to stir well to let the meat absorb the seasonings.
Stir-fry for about 5 minutes until the meat is just cooked and firm, then add the sliced pickled bitter melon and stir-fry. Mix well for about 5 minutes until the pickled bitter melon is cooked, taste and adjust the seasoning as needed, then turn off the stove.
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Final product
The stir-fried pork belly with sour pickled bitter melon has a crunchy and sour taste of the pickled bitter melon combined with the tender and fatty pork that really stimulates the taste buds. The spiciness of the chili and garlic adds to the deliciousness of the dish, and this dish is best served hot with white rice!
Above, TasteVN has guided you to make the dish stir-fried pork belly with pickled winter melon, which is very appealing, adding warmth and deliciousness to your family meal. Wishing you success!
