Stir-fried Bitter Melon with Pork Slices

Name: Stir-fried Bitter Melon with Pork Slices
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 bitter melon (halved, deseeded, washed and sliced); pork (washed and sliced), to taste; 1 tbsp soy sauce; cornstarch, to taste; fermented black beans, to taste; stock, to taste; 1 tsp salt; 12 tsp MSG; 30 g cooking oil

A fragrant, refreshing home-style stir-fry with a pleasantly mild bitterness.

20 min

Easy

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Stir-fried Bitter Melon with Pork Slices

Ingredients

bitter melon (halved, deseeded, washed and sliced) 1

pork (washed and sliced) to taste

soy sauce 1 tbsp

cornstarch to taste

fermented black beans to taste

stock to taste

salt 1 tsp

MSG 12 tsp

cooking oil 30 g

Instructions

Marinate the pork slices

Halve the bitter melon, deseed, wash and slice. Wash and slice the pork, place in a bowl, add soy sauce and cornstarch, and marinate for 5 minutes.

Stir-fry the pork

Heat oil in a pan, add the pork slices and stir-fry until they turn white, then remove and set aside.

Stir-fry the bitter melon

Heat the remaining oil in the pan, add the bitter melon and stir-fry briefly. Add the pork and fermented black beans, stir well over high heat, then add stock, salt, MSG, and soy sauce. Reduce to low heat, cover, and simmer for 2 minutes.