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Healthy and Easy Stir-Fried Bitter Gourd Recipe

Bitter Gourd Recipe

Make our quick and easy bitter gourd recipe, the perfect side dish for any Chinese meal. While many may not enjoy eating bitter gourd because of its bitter flavour, it is full of nutrients that are good for you. Full of vitamin C and A, bitter gourds help reduce blood sugar, aid weight loss and many more. Our stir-fried bitter gourd with eggs is perfect for you to introduce this vegetable to first-timers.

Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese

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Yield: 4 servings


Ingredients

  • 170g small bitter gourd
  • 1¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • ¼ tsp ground pepper

Equipment

  • 1 knife
  • 1 bowl
  • Paper towel
  • 1 wok or frying pan

Bitter Gourd Recipe

Directions

  • Cut bitter gourd with a knife half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds with the spoon. Cut the bitter gourd into thin slices at a diagonal angle.
  • Transfer the bitter gourd slices into a bowl. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt, mix, and leave to sit for 20 minutes. Rinse and squeeze out the water from the bitter gourd. Pat dry with a paper towel.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a wok or medium fry pan. Add the bitter gourd and stir fry until lightly brown.
  • Pour in the beaten egg. Sprinkle the remaining salt and ground pepper over the eggs and bitter gourd.
  • Stir the eggs until they are cooked.
  • Serve immediately.

How to Make Bitter Gourd Less Bitter

Bitter gourd is delicious when stir-fried, steamed or deep-fried. However, it is an acquired taste as few people enjoy its bitter flavour. You have to soak your sliced bitter gourd in saltwater before cooking it in our bitter gourd recipe. This step helps remove the bitter flavour from the bitter gourd. Here are three other tips you can use to remove the bitter flavour from bitter gourds:

  • Use a peeler to scrape the skin from the top.
  • Squeeze lemon juice onto bitter gourd before cooking.
  • Boil the bitter gourd in saltwater for 3 minutes and rinse before cooking.


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