BITTER MELON STIR-FRY

Bitter Melon Stir-Fry image

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.

Provided by lola

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Filipino

Time 45m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

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 : Calories 159.5 calories, Carbohydrate 4.5 g, Cholesterol 90.7 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 16.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 128.2 mg, Sugar 1.4 g