Stir-fried Bitter Melon with Sweet Bean Sauce
With a savory, aromatic profile and characteristic mild bitter note, this bitter melon stir-fry offers heat-clearing, summer-heat-relieving benefits, and is made by stir-frying bitter melon slices fully coated in a savory sauce.
Ingredients
bitter melon (stem removed, washed, halved lengthwise, seeds and pith scooped out, cut into long strips)
400g
sweet bean sauce
40g
cooking oil
50g
soy sauce
15g
salt
10g
starch slurry
25g
MSG
10
clear broth
about 50ml
Instructions
1
Step 1
Remove the stem from the bitter melon, wash it, cut it in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds and pith, then cut into long strips with a straight knife and set aside.
2
Step 2
Place a wok over high heat, add the cooking oil and heat until hot. Stir-fry the sweet bean sauce until fragrant, then add the salt and bitter melon strips. Stir-fry until the bitter melon strips are evenly coated with the sauce, then add some broth and simmer.
3
Step 3
Cook until the bitter melon is well-colored and infused with flavor, sprinkle in the MSG, stir in a small amount of starch slurry to thicken the sauce, then remove from the wok and transfer to a serving plate.
