Homestyle Preserved Egg and Bitter Melon Recipe

  Friends marvel at "air conditioning gives me a second life," not without reason, as the daily high temperatures exceed 37 degrees Celsius.Recipe Eating some bitterness is very necessary.

  Bitter melon It's undoubtedly an appropriate seasonal dish for the hot summer months, but bitter melon has a bitter taste that many people don't like. Today's dish is simple to make, and in my opinion, this method makes the bitter melon feel less bitter; it's coated with salted yolk.Salted yolk A sizzling texture, quite tasty. Of course, when I say "not bitter," I mean not entirely free of bitterness. It's just relatively so.

  Salted egg bitter gourd

  Ingredients: 2 small bitter melons (salted)Salted duck egg 2 pieces

  Seasoning: garlic salt

  Salted egg bitter gourd recipe

  1. Remove the stem of the bitter melon, split it open, and remove the seeds.

  2. Cut into slices.

  3. If you find it too bitter, soak in for 20 minutes before draining.

  4. Dice the salted duck egg and prepare garlic.

  5. In a pan, add oil and sauté the garlic until fragrant.

  6. Add Salted duck yolk, stir-fry until the egg yolks form bubbles.

  7. Add the bitter melon, stir-fry until it's fully cooked.

  Salted egg bitter gourd recipe tips

  1. The amount of salted duck eggs used depends on their saltiness; use saltier ones from supermarkets for better flavor in the dish and no need to add extra salt later.

  2. You can first dry-fry the bitter melon until it's a certain degree, then take it out, add oil, sauté garlic and salted duck egg again, and finally return the stir-fried bitter melon to cook together.

  Salted egg bitter gourd Ingredients Companion food tip

  Leek Should not be eaten with bitter gourd: eating them together can weaken leek's effects.

  Spring onion Should not be eaten with bitter gourd: eating them together can weaken spring onion's effects.

  Nutritional value of bitter gourd

  Bitter gourd, also known as loofah or luffa,grape, and litchi. Bitter gourd contains protein, fat, starch, calcium, phosphorus, iron, h radish is, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin B1, etc. Bitter gourd has the highest vitamin B1 among vegetable and fruit, with preventive and curative effects against beriberi, maintaining normal cardiac function, promoting milk secretion and increasing appetite.