Bitter Melon Stir-Fry

Name: Bitter Melon Stir-Fry recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 small onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; ½ pound pork loin, cut into small cubes; ½ pound tiger prawns, peeled and deveined; 1 tomato, chopped; salt and pepper to taste; 1 bitter melon, seeded and sliced

by Julien Muller 1 year ago

3 (1)

25 minutes

159.5 kcal

4.5 g carbs

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Description

This is a favorite Filipino vegetable dish, although the slightly bitter taste of bitter melon needs a lot of getting used to. Cooking it this way lightens the bitter taste.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
½ pound pork loin, cut into small cubes
½ pound tiger prawns, peeled and deveined
1 tomato, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1 bitter melon, seeded and sliced

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Mix the pork into the onion and garlic; cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir the prawns into the mixture and cook until no longer translucent, about 5 minutes more. Add the tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes. Stir the bitter melon through the mixture and cook until the melon is tender, about 5 minutes. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts

serving: 5 servings

calories: 159.5 kcal

carbohydrates: 4.5 g

protein: 16.1 g

saturated fat: 1.8 g

cholesterol: 90.7 mg

sodium: 128.2 mg

fiber: 1.7 g

sugar: 1.4 g